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Is Danville in a fire hazard severity zone?
51.8% of Danville is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 12.4% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Danville ranks 877 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.05 sq mi Very High, 2.19 sq mi High, 7.12 sq mi Moderate, out of 18.07 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 12.4% is 35.7 points below the 48.0% of Contra Costa County. The median home value of $1,583,300 is 91% above the county median of $830,800. Among 53 places in the county it ranks 28 for exposure; Port Costa ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is TASSAJARA in 1970. By decade: 1970s: 1. Seismic maps cover Danville with fault zone 1.6%, liquefaction 31.4%, landslide 29.0%.
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 Danville
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was TASSAJARA in 1970 (449 acres in total).
- TASSAJARA (1970), 449 acres
Earthquake fault zone maps
Danville touches the Diablo map.
Nearby places compared
- Diablo, 2.2 mi northeast: 60.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Blackhawk, 3.1 mi east: 48.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,948,900
- Alamo, 3.4 mi northwest: 49.8% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $2,000,001
- San Ramon, 4.4 mi southeast: 11.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,359,100
- Norris Canyon, 4.7 mi south: 98.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Camino Tassajara, 5.0 mi east: 10.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- San Miguel, 6.0 mi northwest: 5.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,627,300
- Walnut Creek, 6.1 mi northwest: 28.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,031,100
- Castle Hill, 6.1 mi northwest: 42.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- North Gate, 6.5 mi north: 88.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,732,100
- Shell Ridge, 7.1 mi northwest: 16.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Saranap, 7.6 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,391,300