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Is South Oroville in a fire hazard severity zone?
62.0% of South Oroville is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 43.6% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
South Oroville ranks 620 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 1.15 sq mi High, 0.49 sq mi Moderate, out of 2.64 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 43.6% is 7.4 points below the 50.9% of Butte County. The median home value of $248,400 is 39% below the county median of $408,700. Among 30 places in the county it ranks 22 for exposure; Bangor ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is VIRGINIA in 2023. By decade: 1950s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated South Oroville 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 Butte County overall, 37.6% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across South Oroville
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was PALMERO RD. in 1959 (557 acres in total).
- VIRGINIA (2023), 10 acres
- PALMERO RD. (1959), 557 acres
Nearby places compared
- Oroville, 1.4 mi northwest: 9.7% High or Very High, 9 fires, median home $280,600
- Palermo, 3.4 mi south: 63.4% High or Very High, 16 fires, median home $287,000
- Oroville East, 3.9 mi northeast: 85.4% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $381,900
- Kelly Ridge, 5.1 mi northeast: 92.4% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $266,300
- Thermalito, 5.7 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $257,400
- Honcut, 9.9 mi south: 62.4% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $266,900
- Biggs, 10.0 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $301,800
- Bangor, 10.2 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $363,600
- Rackerby, 10.9 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $387,500
- Richvale, 11.0 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $249,500
- Gridley, 11.5 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $297,700
- Robinson Mill, 11.7 mi east: 96.9% High or Very High, 1 fire