This is not a Natural Hazard Disclosure statement. Open state data, explained; flood and dam zones are not covered. Details
Is Placerville in a fire hazard severity zone?
85.6% of Placerville is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 67.3% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Placerville ranks 437 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 2.78 sq mi Very High, 1.16 sq mi High, 1.07 sq mi Moderate, out of 5.87 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 67.3% is 19.9 points above the 47.4% of El Dorado County. The median home value of $450,600 is 30% below the county median of $640,500. Among 14 places in the county it ranks 12 for exposure; Camino ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is PAY in 2024. By decade: 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Placerville 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 El Dorado County overall, 37.6% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Placerville
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was PAY in 2024 (62 acres in total).
- PAY (2024), 62 acres
Nearby places compared
- Diamond Springs, 2.8 mi southwest: 76.2% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $409,000
- Cold Springs, 4.3 mi west: 99.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $391,700
- Camino, 6.4 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $472,000
- Coloma, 7.5 mi northwest: 97.5% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Shingle Springs, 9.3 mi southwest: 86.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $686,300
- Pollock Pines, 10.5 mi east: 94.2% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $389,500
- Cameron Park, 10.7 mi west: 68.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $641,100
- Georgetown, 12.2 mi north: 90.8% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $366,600
- River Pines, 13.2 mi south: 99.9% High or Very High, 0 fires
- El Dorado Hills, 14.2 mi west: 53.5% High or Very High, 16 fires, median home $870,300
- Auburn Lake Trails, 15.3 mi northwest: 91.6% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $483,000
- Fiddletown, 15.8 mi south: 95.9% High or Very High, 1 fire