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Is El Sobrante in a fire hazard severity zone?
54.5% of El Sobrante is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 35.8% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
El Sobrante ranks 676 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.82 sq mi Very High, 0.28 sq mi High, 0.57 sq mi Moderate, out of 3.06 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 35.8% is 12.2 points below the 48.0% of Contra Costa County. The median home value of $695,900 is 16% below the county median of $830,800. Among 53 places in the county it ranks 17 for exposure; Port Costa ranks first at 100.0%. Seismic maps cover El Sobrante with fault zone 2.0%, liquefaction 25.4%, landslide 9.1%.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Contra Costa County overall, 17.4% of the land is Very High.
No fire perimeter since 1950 touches El Sobrante in the state record. Small fires are often missing from it.
Earthquake fault zone maps
El Sobrante touches the Richmond map.
Nearby places compared
- Rollingwood, 1.5 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $600,400
- Tara Hills, 1.6 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $612,200
- Pinole, 1.6 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $697,100
- East Richmond Heights, 2.0 mi south: 83.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $913,100
- Montalvin Manor, 2.2 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $454,600
- San Pablo, 2.3 mi west: 7.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $516,000
- Bayview, 2.5 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $669,700
- Hercules, 3.2 mi northeast: 22.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $741,200
- North Richmond, 3.5 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $546,600
- El Cerrito, 3.9 mi south: 20.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,107,500
- Kensington, 4.7 mi south: 44.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,412,500
- Richmond, 5.1 mi west: 23.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $650,100