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Is Pismo Beach in a fire hazard severity zone?
74.0% of Pismo Beach is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 64.5% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Pismo Beach ranks 451 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 1.16 sq mi Very High, 1.08 sq mi High, 0.33 sq mi Moderate, out of 3.47 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 64.5% is 2.5 points below the 67.0% of San Luis Obispo County. The median home value of $992,900 is 28% above the county median of $777,200. Among 30 places in the county it ranks 12 for exposure; Creston ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is AVILA in 2020. By decade: 2010s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Pismo Beach 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 Luis Obispo County overall, 28.2% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Pismo Beach
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was AVILA in 2020 (434 acres in total).
- AVILA (2020), 434 acres
- MATTIE (2018), 1 acres
Nearby places compared
- Grover Beach, 3.6 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $691,900
- Los Ranchos, 4.2 mi northeast: 61.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,231,000
- Avila Beach, 4.2 mi northwest: 89.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,247,300
- Oceano, 4.4 mi southeast: 0.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $518,500
- Edna, 5.0 mi northeast: 30.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,179,500
- Arroyo Grande, 5.4 mi east: 25.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $758,100
- San Luis Obispo, 8.2 mi north: 40.3% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $896,500
- Los Berros, 8.6 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Callender, 9.3 mi southeast: 76.5% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,020,400
- Blacklake, 10.4 mi southeast: 65.5% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $821,600
- California Polytechnic State University, 10.4 mi north: 52.4% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $518,800
- Woodlands, 10.9 mi southeast: 82.4% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $1,070,000