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Is Hercules in a fire hazard severity zone?
44.9% of Hercules is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 22.5% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Hercules ranks 783 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 1.47 sq mi High, 1.46 sq mi Moderate, out of 6.51 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 22.5% is 25.5 points below the 48.0% of Contra Costa County. The median home value of $741,200 is 11% below the county median of $830,800. Among 53 places in the county it ranks 22 for exposure; Port Costa ranks first at 100.0%. Seismic maps cover Hercules with liquefaction 19.8%, landslide 21.2%.
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 Hercules in the state record. Small fires are often missing from it.
Nearby places compared
- Pinole, 1.7 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $697,100
- Rodeo, 2.0 mi north: 18.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $652,100
- Bayview, 2.7 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $669,700
- Tara Hills, 3.0 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $612,200
- El Sobrante, 3.2 mi southwest: 35.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $695,900
- Montalvin Manor, 3.6 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $454,600
- Crockett, 3.8 mi northeast: 59.6% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $713,000
- Rollingwood, 4.6 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $600,400
- Port Costa, 5.1 mi northeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $586,500
- East Richmond Heights, 5.2 mi southwest: 83.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $913,100
- San Pablo, 5.3 mi southwest: 7.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $516,000
- North Richmond, 6.3 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $546,600