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Is Oceanside in a fire hazard severity zone?
28.1% of Oceanside is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 20.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Oceanside ranks 796 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 4.04 sq mi Very High, 4.66 sq mi High, 3.09 sq mi Moderate, out of 42.02 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 20.7% is 23.1 points below the 43.8% of San Diego County. The median home value of $702,000 is 11% below the county median of $791,600. Among 57 places in the county it ranks 42 for exposure; Boulevard ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is LILAC in 2017. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1970s: 1, 1980s: 1, 2010s: 2. The state has not evaluated Oceanside 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 Diego County overall, 37.2% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Oceanside
The state record shows 5 since 1950. The largest was LILAC in 2017 (4,081 acres in total).
- LILAC (2017), 4,081 acres
- RIVER (2014), 168 acres
- ASSIST #38 (1987), 226 acres
- (unnamed) (1979), 966 acres
- PUEBLITOS CANYON (1953), 1,158 acres
Nearby places compared
- Camp Pendleton South, 4.5 mi west: 0.6% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Vista, 5.0 mi southeast: 19.9% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $674,400
- Camp Pendleton Mainside, 6.6 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 4 fires
- Carlsbad, 7.2 mi south: 50.0% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $1,156,900
- Bonsall, 7.3 mi northeast: 99.8% High or Very High, 14 fires, median home $938,100
- Lake San Marcos, 9.6 mi southeast: 59.7% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $859,600
- San Marcos, 10.1 mi southeast: 59.5% High or Very High, 9 fires, median home $792,400
- Fallbrook, 10.8 mi northeast: 63.4% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $713,000
- Hidden Meadows, 11.3 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $830,000
- Elfin Forest, 12.6 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,496,700
- Encinitas, 13.0 mi south: 43.5% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $1,466,000
- Harmony Grove, 13.3 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $1,039,900