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Is Porterville in a fire hazard severity zone?
7.9% of Porterville is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 0.0% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
In land area, that is 1.50 sq mi Moderate, out of 18.89 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 0.0% is 13.7 points below the 13.7% of Tulare County. The median home value of $273,600 is 10% below the county median of $303,000. Among 70 places in the county it ranks 52 for exposure; Posey ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is MAIN in 2021. By decade: 1950s: 1, 2000s: 1, 2010s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Porterville 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 Tulare County overall, 7.2% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Porterville
The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was GRANITE in 2011 (873 acres in total).
- MAIN (2021), 378 acres
- GRANITE (2011), 873 acres
- GRANITE (2002), 74 acres
- ROCKY HILL (1958), 392 acres
Nearby places compared
- East Porterville, 3.4 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $213,100
- Strathmore, 5.5 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $205,600
- Woodville Farm Labor Camp, 6.4 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Poplar-Cotton Center, 6.6 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $209,100
- Terra Bella, 7.5 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $225,000
- Plainview, 7.7 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $191,300
- Woodville, 9.5 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $194,300
- Lindsay, 10.1 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $268,400
- El Rancho, 10.8 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Ducor, 12.1 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $167,200
- Springville, 12.2 mi east: 29.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $568,900
- Tonyville, 12.9 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $54,400