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Is Hayward in a fire hazard severity zone?
22.9% of Hayward is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 17.1% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Hayward ranks 833 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 7.81 sq mi High, 2.61 sq mi Moderate, out of 45.60 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 17.1% is 35.4 points below the 52.5% of Alameda County. The median home value of $820,700 is 22% below the county median of $1,057,400. Among 20 places in the county it ranks 7 for exposure; Sunol ranks first at 54.1%. The latest recorded fire is HAYWARD ASSIST in 2000. By decade: 2000s: 1. Seismic maps cover Hayward with fault zone 2.5%, liquefaction 62.6%, landslide 13.0%.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Alameda County overall, 24.7% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Hayward
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was HAYWARD ASSIST in 2000 (75 acres in total).
- HAYWARD ASSIST (2000), 75 acres
Earthquake fault zone maps
Hayward touches the Hayward, Newark maps.
Nearby places compared
- Union City, 3.3 mi southeast: 48.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,058,200
- Cherryland, 3.7 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $654,200
- San Lorenzo, 4.0 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $833,800
- Fairview, 4.3 mi northeast: 18.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $915,100
- Ashland, 5.2 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $695,300
- Castro Valley, 6.1 mi north: 47.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,058,200
- San Leandro, 6.8 mi northwest: 1.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $813,600
- Newark, 8.0 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,094,200
- Norris Canyon, 10.0 mi northeast: 98.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Redwood City, 10.4 mi southwest: 2.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,838,800
- Fremont, 10.5 mi southeast: 6.4% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $1,289,400
- Foster City, 10.6 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,774,500