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Is Clearlake in a fire hazard severity zone?
81.6% of Clearlake is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 74.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Clearlake ranks 371 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 6.48 sq mi Very High, 1.42 sq mi High, 0.73 sq mi Moderate, out of 10.57 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 74.7% is 26.3 points above the 48.4% of Lake County. The median home value of $204,500 is 35% below the county median of $316,800. Among 15 places in the county it ranks 10 for exposure; Cobb ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is LAKE in 2025. By decade: 1950s: 2, 1960s: 2, 1980s: 1, 1990s: 1, 2010s: 5, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Clearlake 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 Lake County overall, 44.9% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Clearlake
The state record shows 12 since 1950. The largest was CLAYTON in 2016 (3,928 acres in total).
- LAKE (2025), 398 acres
- SULPHER (2017), 2,206 acres
- CLAYTON (2016), 3,928 acres
- NORTH BRANCH (2016), 22 acres
- DAM (2013), 23 acres
- LAKESHORE (2013), 7 acres
- BORAX (1992), 1,867 acres
- SCHOOLTEACHER HILL (1981), 551 acres
- 39TH STREET (1967), 3,399 acres
- DUMP #2 (HIGHLANDS) (1961), 608 acres
- KONOCTI (1957), 439 acres
- CHARLES REID (1952), 395 acres
Nearby places compared
- Lower Lake, 3.2 mi south: 100.0% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $236,800
- Clearlake Oaks, 4.7 mi north: 83.6% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $206,000
- Clearlake Riviera, 5.2 mi west: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $313,600
- Spring Valley, 8.4 mi north: 62.3% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $358,900
- Soda Bay, 8.7 mi west: 92.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $330,600
- Cobb, 10.0 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $377,000
- Lucerne, 10.9 mi northwest: 98.5% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $234,400
- Hidden Valley Lake, 11.2 mi south: 87.2% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $394,900
- Kelseyville, 11.2 mi west: 57.4% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $240,500
- Middletown, 14.3 mi south: 89.4% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $481,900
- Lakeport, 16.8 mi west: 44.4% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $327,600
- Nice, 16.9 mi northwest: 95.7% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $173,100