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Is Nipomo in a fire hazard severity zone?
57.4% of Nipomo is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 15.6% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Nipomo ranks 843 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 1.29 sq mi Very High, 1.07 sq mi High, 6.30 sq mi Moderate, out of 15.07 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 15.6% is 51.4 points below the 67.0% of San Luis Obispo County. The median home value of $674,100 is 13% below the county median of $777,200. Among 30 places in the county it ranks 26 for exposure; Creston ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is SCENIC in 2025. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1970s: 2, 1980s: 4, 1990s: 3, 2010s: 1, 2020s: 2. The state has not evaluated Nipomo 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 Luis Obispo County overall, 28.2% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Nipomo
The state record shows 13 since 1950. The largest was SLU-730 in 1987 (7,733 acres in total).
- SCENIC (2025), 1 acres
- TEFT (2022), 26 acres
- INDIANA (2014), 10 acres
- S. OAKGLEN (1998), 75 acres
- BANNEKER (1993), 211 acres
- MESA (1993), 345 acres
- SLU1148 (1989), 96 acres
- SLU-730 (1987), 7,733 acres
- MESA #1 (1984), 109 acres
- EUCALYPTUS (1981), 191 acres
- WILLOW RD. (1976), 937 acres
- WILLOW ROAD (1970), 392 acres
Nearby places compared
- Blacklake, 2.2 mi northwest: 65.5% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $821,600
- Woodlands, 2.7 mi west: 82.4% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $1,070,000
- Los Berros, 4.0 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Callender, 4.0 mi west: 76.5% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,020,400
- Guadalupe, 6.7 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $452,100
- Santa Maria, 7.6 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $478,200
- Arroyo Grande, 7.6 mi northwest: 25.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $758,100
- Oceano, 8.1 mi northwest: 0.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $518,500
- Grover Beach, 8.9 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $691,900
- Orcutt, 11.8 mi south: 7.7% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $587,000
- Pismo Beach, 12.4 mi northwest: 64.5% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $992,900
- Edna, 13.4 mi northwest: 30.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,179,500