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Is Murphys in a fire hazard severity zone?
99.9% of Murphys is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 99.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Murphys ranks 100 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 4.09 sq mi Very High, 1.34 sq mi High, out of 5.44 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 99.9% is 20.6 points above the 79.2% of Calaveras County. The median home value of $506,300 is 15% above the county median of $441,800. Among 23 places in the county it ranks 7 for exposure; Douglas Flat ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is PENN in 2012. By decade: 1950s: 1, 2010s: 1. The state has not evaluated Murphys 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 Calaveras County overall, 53.6% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Murphys
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was CAMP NINE in 1954 (900 acres in total).
- PENN (2012), 134 acres
- CAMP NINE (1954), 900 acres
Nearby places compared
- Douglas Flat, 1.5 mi south: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $319,700
- Vallecito, 3.7 mi south: 100.0% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $613,600
- Forest Meadows, 4.0 mi northeast: 89.3% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $484,100
- Sheep Ranch, 4.9 mi north: 86.5% High or Very High, 4 fires
- Hathaway Pines, 6.3 mi northeast: 82.0% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $298,200
- Mountain Ranch, 6.7 mi northwest: 95.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $457,900
- Avery, 6.7 mi northeast: 99.9% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Angels, 6.9 mi southwest: 79.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $444,400
- Columbia, 7.8 mi south: 93.3% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $396,200
- Arnold, 9.6 mi northeast: 92.4% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $508,400
- Tuttletown, 9.7 mi south: 84.0% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $434,100
- Cedar Ridge, 11.1 mi southeast: 45.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $373,100