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Is East Niles in a fire hazard severity zone?
5.7% of East Niles is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 0.0% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
In land area, that is 0.31 sq mi Moderate, out of 5.46 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 0.0% is 30.1 points below the 30.1% of Kern County. The median home value of $228,100 is 27% below the county median of $310,600. Among 88 places in the county it ranks 55 for exposure; Fellows ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is MAXX in 2025. By decade: 2020s: 4. The state has not evaluated East Niles 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 Kern County overall, 12.4% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across East Niles
The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was HILLCREST in 2025 (14 acres in total).
- MAXX (2025), 8 acres
- MONICA (2025), 7 acres
- HILLCREST (2025), 14 acres
- CENTER (2022), 14 acres
Nearby places compared
- Fairfax, 1.7 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $277,800
- Bakersfield Country Club, 1.7 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $366,500
- Hillcrest, 2.1 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $250,300
- Potomac Park, 2.3 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $201,200
- East Bakersfield, 3.0 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $202,400
- Edison, 3.3 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $180,200
- Cottonwood, 3.8 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $256,400
- La Cresta, 4.4 mi northwest: 4.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $236,800
- Fuller Acres, 4.6 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $146,300
- Casa Loma, 4.7 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $224,100
- Goodmanville, 4.7 mi north: 30.6% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Rivergrove, 5.1 mi north: 7.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $568,200