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Is Newark in a fire hazard severity zone?
Almost none of Newark sits in a state fire hazard severity zone.
Its High and Very High share of 0.0% is 52.5 points below the 52.5% of Alameda County. The median home value of $1,094,200 is 3% above the county median of $1,057,400. Among 20 places in the county it ranks 18 for exposure; Sunol ranks first at 54.1%. The latest recorded fire is MAYHEWS in 2025. By decade: 2020s: 1. Seismic maps cover Newark with liquefaction 99.7%.
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 Newark
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was MAYHEWS in 2025 (1 acres in total).
- MAYHEWS (2025), 1 acres
Nearby places compared
- Fremont, 4.7 mi east: 6.4% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $1,289,400
- Union City, 5.4 mi north: 48.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,058,200
- East Palo Alto, 7.1 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,124,000
- Hayward, 8.0 mi northwest: 17.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $820,700
- Menlo Park, 8.4 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Sunol, 8.5 mi northeast: 54.1% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $1,514,900
- Mountain View, 9.0 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,927,400
- Sunnyvale, 9.1 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,816,600
- Milpitas, 9.8 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,180,000
- Redwood City, 9.9 mi west: 2.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,838,800
- North Fair Oaks, 10.1 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,209,600
- Stanford, 10.4 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001