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Is Orinda in a fire hazard severity zone?
84.7% of Orinda is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 73.4% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Orinda ranks 381 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 8.17 sq mi Very High, 1.26 sq mi High, 1.45 sq mi Moderate, out of 12.85 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 73.4% is 25.4 points above the 48.0% of Contra Costa County. The median home value of $1,804,400 is 117% above the county median of $830,800. Among 53 places in the county it ranks 7 for exposure; Port Costa ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is SIBLEY #2 in 1998. By decade: 1990s: 1. Seismic maps cover Orinda with liquefaction 6.5%, landslide 42.1%.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Contra Costa County overall, 17.4% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Orinda
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was SIBLEY #2 in 1998 (200 acres in total).
- SIBLEY #2 (1998), 200 acres
Nearby places compared
- Lafayette, 2.8 mi east: 55.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Moraga, 4.0 mi southeast: 74.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,597,600
- Piedmont, 5.2 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $2,000,001
- Saranap, 5.2 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,391,300
- Acalanes Ridge, 5.5 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,574,600
- Reliez Valley, 5.8 mi northeast: 64.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,589,900
- Berkeley, 5.8 mi west: 9.4% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,351,100
- Kensington, 6.1 mi west: 44.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,412,500
- Castle Hill, 6.2 mi east: 42.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Oakland, 6.5 mi south: 12.2% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $924,700
- Alhambra Valley, 6.6 mi north: 99.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,190,700
- Contra Costa Centre, 7.2 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $724,500