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Is Cottonwood in a fire hazard severity zone?

94.2% of Cottonwood is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 91.3% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.

Very High zone2.0% of the area

High zone89.3%

Moderate zone2.9%

Earthquake fault zone0.0%

Liquefaction zone0.0%

Landslide zone0.0%

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

Fires recorded since 19504

Land area13.2 sq mi

Median home value (2019-2023)$362,800

Flood and dam zonesnot covered

Cottonwood ranks 235 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.

In land area, that is 0.27 sq mi Very High, 11.81 sq mi High, 0.38 sq mi Moderate, out of 13.23 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 91.3% is 34.0 points above the 57.4% of Shasta County. The median home value of $362,800 is 4% above the county median of $347,200. Among 32 places in the county it ranks 22 for exposure; Fall River Mills ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is RANCHO in 2025. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1980s: 1, 2000s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Cottonwood 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 Shasta County overall, 48.7% of the land is Very High.

Fires recorded in or across Cottonwood

The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was OLINDA in 1954 (2,514 acres in total).

RANCHO (2025), 157 acres
LOCUST (2004), 20 acres
GAS POINT ROAD (1985), 65 acres
OLINDA (1954), 2,514 acres

Nearby places compared

Anderson, 4.0 mi north: 39.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $272,000
Lake California, 5.5 mi east: 81.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $338,700
Happy Valley, 8.0 mi northwest: 93.2% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $293,800
Bend, 10.5 mi southeast: 45.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $451,500
Palo Cedro, 12.3 mi north: 98.6% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $529,900
Centerville, 13.7 mi northwest: 89.4% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $546,700
Dales, 13.7 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 5 fires
Millville, 13.8 mi northeast: 94.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $466,700
Redding, 13.8 mi north: 51.3% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $363,800
Igo, 14.6 mi northwest: 99.9% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $361,300
Red Bluff, 14.6 mi south: 14.7% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $271,100
Shasta, 16.5 mi northwest: 73.9% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $392,000

All of Shasta County