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Is Oildale in a fire hazard severity zone?
30.8% of Oildale is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 26.1% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Oildale ranks 757 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 2.06 sq mi High, 0.37 sq mi Moderate, out of 7.91 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 26.1% is 4.0 points below the 30.1% of Kern County. The median home value of $225,000 is 28% below the county median of $310,600. Among 88 places in the county it ranks 33 for exposure; Fellows ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is 65 in 2025. By decade: 2010s: 1, 2020s: 2. The state has not evaluated Oildale 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 Kern County overall, 12.4% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Oildale
The state record shows 3 since 1950. The largest was 65 in 2025 (151 acres in total).
- 65 (2025), 151 acres
- JAMES 2 (2024), 141 acres
- CHESTER EXT (2012), 8 acres
Earthquake fault zone maps
Oildale touches the Oildale map.
Nearby places compared
- La Cresta, 2.7 mi southeast: 4.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $236,800
- East Bakersfield, 4.2 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $202,400
- Rivergrove, 4.7 mi east: 7.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $568,200
- Hillcrest, 5.0 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $250,300
- Goodmanville, 5.1 mi east: 30.6% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Bakersfield Country Club, 5.4 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $366,500
- Potomac Park, 5.6 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $201,200
- Greenacres, 5.6 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $324,700
- Benton Park, 5.7 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $230,600
- Old Stine, 5.8 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $233,500
- Casa Loma, 5.9 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $224,100
- Olde Stockdale, 6.1 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $642,900