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Is Pittsburg in a fire hazard severity zone?
18.4% of Pittsburg is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 16.2% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Pittsburg ranks 837 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 3.21 sq mi High, 0.44 sq mi Moderate, out of 19.80 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 16.2% is 31.8 points below the 48.0% of Contra Costa County. The median home value of $583,100 is 30% below the county median of $830,800. Among 53 places in the county it ranks 26 for exposure; Port Costa ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is BANNISTER in 1970. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1960s: 3, 1970s: 1. Seismic maps cover Pittsburg with liquefaction 41.5%, landslide 3.1%.
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 Pittsburg
The state record shows 5 since 1950. The largest was BLACK DIAMOND #2 in 1966 (488 acres in total).
- BANNISTER (1970), 454 acres
- ELWORTHY (1966), 262 acres
- BLACK DIAMOND #2 (1966), 488 acres
- WAND (1960), 385 acres
- ALVES (1958), 292 acres
Nearby places compared
- Bay Point, 4.0 mi west: 18.8% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $479,100
- Antioch, 5.9 mi southeast: 23.4% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $607,400
- Clayton, 5.9 mi southwest: 67.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,017,300
- Concord, 6.9 mi southwest: 7.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $755,900
- Clyde, 7.6 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $610,600
- North Gate, 9.9 mi southwest: 88.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,732,100
- Pacheco, 10.1 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $283,600
- Oakley, 10.7 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $632,800
- Vine Hill, 10.9 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $628,700
- Contra Costa Centre, 11.0 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $724,500
- Shell Ridge, 11.1 mi southwest: 16.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Walnut Creek, 11.1 mi southwest: 28.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,031,100