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Is Onyx in a fire hazard severity zone?

57.5% of Onyx is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 57.5% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.

Very High zone50.5% of the area

High zone7.1%

Moderate zone0.0%

Earthquake fault zone0.0%

Liquefaction zone0.0%

Landslide zone0.0%

Not evaluated for seismic hazards100.0%: a zero above proves nothing there

Fires recorded since 19509

Land area11.5 sq mi

Median home value (2019-2023)$174,300

Flood and dam zonesnot covered

Onyx ranks 512 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.

In land area, that is 5.81 sq mi Very High, 0.82 sq mi High, out of 11.52 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 57.5% is 27.5 points above the 30.1% of Kern County. The median home value of $174,300 is 44% below the county median of $310,600. Among 88 places in the county it ranks 22 for exposure; Fellows ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is SCODIE in 2023. By decade: 1980s: 2, 1990s: 1, 2000s: 1, 2010s: 3, 2020s: 2. The state has not evaluated Onyx 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 Onyx

The state record shows 9 since 1950. The largest was OLIVER in 1998 (271 acres in total).

SCODIE (2023), 21 acres
DOYLE (2021), 1 acres
SOUTH (2018), 2 acres
ONYX (2016), 266 acres
BOONE (2012), 13 acres
HIGHWAY 178 (2009), 16 acres
OLIVER (1998), 271 acres
(unnamed) (1987), 47 acres
CAP (1986), 45 acres

Nearby places compared

Weldon, 8.2 mi west: 54.9% High or Very High, 11 fires, median home $153,300
Mountain Mesa, 12.9 mi west: 41.9% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $219,800
Squirrel Mountain Valley, 13.4 mi west: 99.9% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $345,500
Kernville, 14.6 mi west: 36.1% High or Very High, 29 fires, median home $357,100
Wofford Heights, 16.8 mi west: 66.8% High or Very High, 20 fires, median home $196,600
Lake Isabella, 17.4 mi west: 25.7% High or Very High, 51 fires, median home $112,200
Bodfish, 18.7 mi southwest: 56.0% High or Very High, 29 fires, median home $104,700
Pearsonville, 19.4 mi northeast: 17.2% High or Very High, 0 fires
Inyokern, 20.4 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $311,700
Alta Sierra, 20.8 mi west: 69.4% High or Very High, 2 fires
Kennedy Meadows, 22.3 mi north: 76.7% High or Very High, 1 fire
China Lake Acres, 23.4 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $168,100

All of Kern County