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Is Morongo Valley in a fire hazard severity zone?
53.0% of Morongo Valley is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 8.4% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Morongo Valley ranks 912 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 2.12 sq mi High, 11.24 sq mi Moderate, out of 25.22 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 8.4% is 4.5 points above the 3.9% of San Bernardino County. The median home value of $265,100 is 44% below the county median of $475,000. Among 52 places in the county it ranks 34 for exposure; Big Bear Lake ranks first at 82.9%. The latest recorded fire is HESS in 2024. By decade: 2000s: 2, 2010s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Morongo Valley 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 San Bernardino County overall, 2.0% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Morongo Valley
The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was SAWTOOTH COMPLEX in 2006 (61,767 acres in total).
- HESS (2024), 10 acres
- MATZ (2017), 14 acres
- SAWTOOTH COMPLEX (2006), 61,767 acres
- PARADISE (2005), 3,082 acres
Earthquake fault zone maps
Morongo Valley touches the Morongo Valley, Yucca Valley South maps.
Nearby places compared
- Yucca Valley, 9.0 mi northeast: 18.5% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $321,300
- Desert Hot Springs, 9.9 mi south: 0.2% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $309,300
- Whitewater, 11.7 mi southwest: 35.6% High or Very High, 15 fires, median home $273,600
- Garnet, 11.9 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $237,800
- Desert Edge, 12.6 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $56,900
- Joshua Tree, 14.8 mi east: 5.0% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $280,600
- Homestead Valley, 16.6 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $214,800
- Cabazon, 16.8 mi southwest: 94.8% High or Very High, 22 fires, median home $248,800
- Sky Valley, 17.5 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $136,500
- Big Bear City, 17.9 mi northwest: 39.0% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $427,700
- Cathedral City, 18.2 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $420,700
- Banning, 20.4 mi west: 58.3% High or Very High, 42 fires, median home $322,900