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Is Covelo in a fire hazard severity zone?
36.3% of Covelo is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 28.6% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Covelo ranks 732 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.78 sq mi Very High, 1.26 sq mi High, 0.55 sq mi Moderate, out of 7.13 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 28.6% is 40.6 points below the 69.2% of Mendocino County. The median home value of $322,600 is 34% below the county median of $486,000. Among 23 places in the county it ranks 13 for exposure; Leggett ranks first at 99.5%. The latest recorded fire is HOPPER in 2025. By decade: 1950s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Covelo 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 Mendocino County overall, 36.1% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Covelo
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was INDIAN LAND #4 in 1959 (3,937 acres in total).
- HOPPER (2025), 2 acres
- INDIAN LAND #4 (1959), 3,937 acres
Nearby places compared
- Laytonville, 15.9 mi southwest: 44.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $360,200
- Leggett, 25.8 mi west: 99.5% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Brooktrails, 26.0 mi south: 87.6% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $382,000
- Willits, 28.3 mi south: 15.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $306,800
- Alderpoint, 31.5 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Benbow, 32.4 mi northwest: 95.9% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $336,500
- Potter Valley, 34.3 mi south: 14.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $474,300
- Ruth, 34.8 mi north: 20.7% High or Very High, 24 fires
- Garberville, 35.6 mi northwest: 87.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $418,000
- Cleone, 35.6 mi southwest: 75.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $617,100
- Redwood Valley, 36.9 mi south: 17.9% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $549,100
- Redway, 37.6 mi northwest: 56.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $363,700