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Is El Sobrante in a fire hazard severity zone?
88.5% of El Sobrante is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 79.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
El Sobrante ranks 335 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 5.25 sq mi Very High, 0.53 sq mi High, 0.62 sq mi Moderate, out of 7.23 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 79.9% is 63.5 points above the 16.4% of Riverside County. The median home value of $749,300 is 47% above the county median of $510,300. Among 75 places in the county it ranks 12 for exposure; Lake Riverside ranks first at 96.5%. The latest recorded fire is LAKEPOINTE in 2012. By decade: 1970s: 1, 1980s: 3, 2000s: 1, 2010s: 2. The state has not evaluated El Sobrante 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 Riverside County overall, 14.8% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across El Sobrante
The state record shows 7 since 1950. The largest was (unnamed) in 1978 (2,157 acres in total).
- LAKEPOINTE (2012), 256 acres
- MCKINLEY (2010), 1,028 acres
- KNOLL (2005), 20 acres
- MCKINLEY (1983), 1,607 acres
- (unnamed) (1980), 264 acres
- PIERCE (1980), 985 acres
- (unnamed) (1978), 2,157 acres
Nearby places compared
- Home Gardens, 3.1 mi west: 59.6% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $498,800
- El Cerrito, 3.9 mi southwest: 64.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $598,000
- Woodcrest, 4.2 mi east: 44.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $679,400
- Corona, 6.2 mi west: 34.6% High or Very High, 45 fires, median home $656,500
- Riverside, 6.3 mi northeast: 26.5% High or Very High, 25 fires, median home $542,100
- Lake Mathews, 6.3 mi southeast: 86.8% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $678,300
- Norco, 6.5 mi northwest: 33.8% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $731,900
- Temescal Valley, 7.7 mi south: 85.7% High or Very High, 30 fires, median home $648,200
- Coronita, 8.2 mi west: 5.1% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $596,000
- Jurupa Valley, 8.5 mi north: 25.7% High or Very High, 35 fires, median home $538,700
- Eastvale, 9.6 mi northwest: 4.3% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $752,000
- Mead Valley, 10.5 mi east: 51.5% High or Very High, 14 fires, median home $417,700