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Is Bishop in a fire hazard severity zone?

68.9% of Bishop is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 58.8% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.

Very High zone9.4% of the area

High zone49.4%

Moderate zone10.1%

Earthquake fault zone2.1%

Liquefaction zone0.0%

Landslide zone0.0%

Not evaluated for seismic hazards100.0%: a zero above proves nothing there

Fires recorded since 19501

Land area1.9 sq mi

Median home value (2019-2023)$405,700

Flood and dam zonesnot covered

Bishop ranks 496 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.

In land area, that is 0.18 sq mi Very High, 0.94 sq mi High, 0.19 sq mi Moderate, out of 1.91 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 58.8% is 56.1 points above the 2.8% of Inyo County. The median home value of $405,700 is 20% above the county median of $338,400. Among 21 places in the county it ranks 5 for exposure; Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek ranks first at 81.7%. The latest recorded fire is MAIN in 2023. By decade: 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Bishop 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 Inyo County overall, 0.1% of the land is Very High.

Fires recorded in or across Bishop

The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was MAIN in 2023 (55 acres in total).

MAIN (2023), 55 acres

Earthquake fault zone maps

Bishop touches the Bishop, Fish Slough maps.

Nearby places compared

Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek, 1.7 mi northwest: 81.7% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $302,700
West Bishop, 4.6 mi west: 45.7% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $572,600
Wilkerson, 6.3 mi south: 73.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $319,600
Mesa, 8.8 mi northwest: 6.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $561,500
Round Valley, 10.6 mi west: 31.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $608,900
Chalfant, 10.7 mi north: 0.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $292,700
Paradise, 13.8 mi northwest: 36.6% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $680,600
Big Pine, 14.8 mi south: 55.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $281,300
Swall Meadows, 17.3 mi northwest: 32.5% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $808,900
Sunny Slopes, 20.6 mi northwest: 20.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $658,800
Aspen Springs, 21.2 mi northwest: 29.2% High or Very High, 2 fires
Crowley Lake, 23.6 mi northwest: 67.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $611,600

All of Inyo County