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Is Blackhawk in a fire hazard severity zone?
72.3% of Blackhawk is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 48.1% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Blackhawk ranks 582 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.61 sq mi Very High, 2.18 sq mi High, 1.40 sq mi Moderate, out of 5.79 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 48.1% is 0.1 points above the 48.0% of Contra Costa County. The median home value of $1,948,900 is 135% above the county median of $830,800. Among 53 places in the county it ranks 14 for exposure; Port Costa ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is BLACKHAWK in 1981. By decade: 1970s: 1, 1980s: 1. Seismic maps cover Blackhawk with liquefaction 21.1%, landslide 24.7%.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Contra Costa County overall, 17.4% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Blackhawk
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was BLACKHAWK in 1981 (2,361 acres in total).
- BLACKHAWK (1981), 2,361 acres
- TASSAJARA (1970), 449 acres
Nearby places compared
- Camino Tassajara, 2.5 mi southeast: 10.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Diablo, 2.8 mi northwest: 60.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Danville, 3.1 mi west: 12.4% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,583,300
- San Ramon, 4.3 mi south: 11.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,359,100
- Alamo, 5.5 mi northwest: 49.8% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $2,000,001
- Norris Canyon, 6.5 mi southwest: 98.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Dublin, 6.9 mi south: 19.9% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,224,100
- North Gate, 7.4 mi northwest: 88.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,732,100
- Walnut Creek, 7.6 mi northwest: 28.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,031,100
- San Miguel, 7.8 mi northwest: 5.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,627,300
- Clayton, 8.3 mi north: 67.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,017,300
- Castle Hill, 8.5 mi northwest: 42.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001