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Is Oroville in a fire hazard severity zone?
34.4% of Oroville is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 9.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Oroville ranks 899 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.02 sq mi Very High, 1.33 sq mi High, 3.44 sq mi Moderate, out of 13.92 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 9.7% is 41.2 points below the 50.9% of Butte County. The median home value of $280,600 is 31% below the county median of $408,700. Among 30 places in the county it ranks 24 for exposure; Bangor ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is MARYSVILLE in 2024. By decade: 1960s: 1, 1990s: 1, 2000s: 3, 2010s: 1, 2020s: 3. The state has not evaluated Oroville 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 Butte County overall, 37.6% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Oroville
The state record shows 9 since 1950. The largest was LONG BAR RD. #1 in 1961 (1,064 acres in total).
- MARYSVILLE (2024), 24 acres
- NELSON (2022), 33 acres
- GRAND (2020), 31 acres
- LONE (2013), 225 acres
- OPHIR (2008), 958 acres
- SEVENTY (2003), 608 acres
- LARKIN (2000), 487 acres
- WILD (1990), 30 acres
- LONG BAR RD. #1 (1961), 1,064 acres
Nearby places compared
- South Oroville, 1.4 mi southeast: 43.6% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $248,400
- Palermo, 4.5 mi south: 63.4% High or Very High, 16 fires, median home $287,000
- Thermalito, 4.5 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $257,400
- Oroville East, 4.8 mi east: 85.4% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $381,900
- Kelly Ridge, 5.6 mi northeast: 92.4% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $266,300
- Biggs, 9.4 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $301,800
- Richvale, 9.8 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $249,500
- Honcut, 10.8 mi south: 62.4% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $266,900
- Cherokee, 11.3 mi north: 99.6% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Gridley, 11.3 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $297,700
- Bangor, 11.6 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $363,600
- Rackerby, 12.2 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $387,500