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Is Arcata in a fire hazard severity zone?
44.7% of Arcata is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 0.3% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Arcata ranks 1028 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.04 sq mi High, 5.06 sq mi Moderate, out of 11.38 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 0.3% is 50.3 points below the 50.6% of Humboldt County. The median home value of $466,600 is 11% above the county median of $418,800. Among 40 places in the county it ranks 21 for exposure; Alderpoint ranks first at 100.0%. The state has not evaluated Arcata for liquefaction or landslides, so the absence of a seismic hazard zone proves nothing.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Humboldt County overall, 21.3% of the land is Very High.
No fire perimeter since 1950 touches Arcata in the state record. Small fires are often missing from it.
Earthquake fault zone maps
Arcata touches the Arcata North, Arcata South maps.
Nearby places compared
- Indianola, 4.0 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $512,500
- Manila, 4.5 mi west: 3.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $404,000
- Blue Lake, 4.9 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $460,800
- Myrtletown, 6.3 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $437,600
- McKinleyville, 6.7 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $414,200
- Samoa, 7.0 mi southwest: 18.6% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Eureka, 7.3 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $375,800
- Fieldbrook, 7.5 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $610,300
- Cutten, 8.3 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $448,300
- Fairhaven, 8.6 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $421,900
- Bayview, 8.9 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $254,500
- Pine Hills, 10.4 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $451,500