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Is Sunol in a fire hazard severity zone?

100.0% of Sunol is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 54.1% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.

Very High zone11.9% of the area

High zone42.2%

Moderate zone45.9%

Earthquake fault zone8.7%

Liquefaction zone2.7%

Landslide zone30.2%

Not evaluated for seismic hazards39.9%: a zero above proves nothing there

Fires recorded since 19505

Land area28.6 sq mi

Median home value (2019-2023)$1,514,900

Flood and dam zonesnot covered

Sunol ranks 540 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.

In land area, that is 3.39 sq mi Very High, 12.08 sq mi High, 13.12 sq mi Moderate, out of 28.59 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 54.1% is 1.6 points above the 52.5% of Alameda County. The median home value of $1,514,900 is 43% above the county median of $1,057,400. Among 20 places in the county it ranks 1 for exposure; Sunol ranks first at 54.1%. The latest recorded fire is CANYON in 2022. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1990s: 1, 2000s: 1, 2020s: 2. Seismic maps cover Sunol with fault zone 8.7%, liquefaction 2.7%, landslide 30.2%.

Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Alameda County overall, 24.7% of the land is Very High.

Fires recorded in or across Sunol

The state record shows 5 since 1950. The largest was SCU LIGHTNING COMPLEX in 2020 (396,824 acres in total).

CANYON (2022), 50 acres
SCU LIGHTNING COMPLEX (2020), 396,824 acres
KOOPMAN (2005), 395 acres
VALLECITOS (1998), 70 acres
OVERACKER (1958), 289 acres

Earthquake fault zone maps

Sunol touches the La Costa Valley, Niles maps.

Nearby places compared

Fremont, 4.5 mi southwest: 6.4% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $1,289,400
Pleasanton, 5.4 mi north: 23.7% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $1,432,300
Union City, 8.1 mi west: 48.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,058,200
Newark, 8.5 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,094,200
Dublin, 9.5 mi north: 19.9% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,224,100
Livermore, 10.2 mi northeast: 5.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,038,600
Milpitas, 10.5 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,180,000
Fairview, 10.6 mi northwest: 18.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $915,100
Hayward, 11.2 mi west: 17.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $820,700
San Ramon, 12.2 mi north: 11.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,359,100
Norris Canyon, 12.5 mi northwest: 98.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
Castro Valley, 13.1 mi northwest: 47.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,058,200

All of Alameda County