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Is Sonora in a fire hazard severity zone?
99.7% of Sonora is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 99.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Sonora ranks 115 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 2.01 sq mi Very High, 1.15 sq mi High, out of 3.17 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 99.7% is 75.2 points above the 24.5% of Tuolumne County. The median home value of $379,300 is 7% below the county median of $406,200. Among 19 places in the county it ranks 4 for exposure; Chinese Camp ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is WASHINGTON in 2021. By decade: 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Sonora 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 Tuolumne County overall, 16.6% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Sonora
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was WASHINGTON in 2021 (136 acres in total).
- WASHINGTON (2021), 136 acres
Nearby places compared
- Jamestown, 2.1 mi southwest: 92.5% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $350,600
- East Sonora, 2.6 mi east: 92.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $291,300
- Columbia, 3.4 mi north: 93.3% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $396,200
- Phoenix Lake, 4.1 mi east: 99.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $455,000
- Tuttletown, 4.1 mi west: 84.0% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $434,100
- Mono Vista, 6.4 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $401,800
- Soulsbyville, 6.7 mi east: 98.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $361,400
- Cedar Ridge, 8.0 mi northeast: 45.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $373,100
- Tuolumne City, 8.0 mi east: 82.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $392,600
- Vallecito, 8.1 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $613,600
- Twain Harte, 8.5 mi northeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $463,200
- Chinese Camp, 8.7 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 3 fires