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Is Shelter Cove in a fire hazard severity zone?
74.7% of Shelter Cove is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 73.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Shelter Cove ranks 376 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 2.17 sq mi Very High, 2.14 sq mi High, 0.04 sq mi Moderate, out of 5.84 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 73.9% is 23.3 points above the 50.6% of Humboldt County. The median home value of $457,700 is 9% above the county median of $418,800. Among 40 places in the county it ranks 9 for exposure; Alderpoint ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is SADDLE in 1988. By decade: 1960s: 1, 1970s: 1, 1980s: 1. The state has not evaluated Shelter Cove 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 Humboldt County overall, 21.3% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Shelter Cove
The state record shows 3 since 1950. The largest was FINLEY CREEK in 1973 (12,833 acres in total).
- SADDLE (1988), 5,908 acres
- FINLEY CREEK (1973), 12,833 acres
- TELEGRAPH CREEK (1964), 497 acres
Earthquake fault zone maps
Shelter Cove touches the Shelter Cove map.
Nearby places compared
- Redway, 13.6 mi northeast: 56.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $363,700
- Garberville, 14.1 mi east: 87.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $418,000
- Benbow, 15.8 mi east: 95.9% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $336,500
- Miranda, 18.2 mi northeast: 56.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $402,400
- Myers Flat, 18.6 mi northeast: 42.7% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Phillipsville, 18.6 mi northeast: 10.2% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Weott, 20.9 mi north: 94.7% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Leggett, 21.1 mi southeast: 99.5% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Alderpoint, 24.8 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Redcrest, 25.6 mi north: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Scotia, 30.5 mi north: 43.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $327,700
- Rio Dell, 32.2 mi north: 32.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $313,400