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Is Tehachapi in a fire hazard severity zone?

76.1% of Tehachapi is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 70.4% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.

Very High zone29.7% of the area

High zone40.6%

Moderate zone5.7%

Earthquake fault zone0.0%

Liquefaction zone0.0%

Landslide zone0.0%

Not evaluated for seismic hazards100.0%: a zero above proves nothing there

Fires recorded since 19505

Land area10.4 sq mi

Median home value (2019-2023)$344,700

Flood and dam zonesnot covered

Tehachapi ranks 408 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.

In land area, that is 3.08 sq mi Very High, 4.21 sq mi High, 0.59 sq mi Moderate, out of 10.37 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 70.4% is 40.3 points above the 30.1% of Kern County. The median home value of $344,700 is 11% above the county median of $310,600. Among 88 places in the county it ranks 18 for exposure; Fellows ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is LILAC in 2020. By decade: 2010s: 4, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Tehachapi 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 Kern County overall, 12.4% of the land is Very High.

Fires recorded in or across Tehachapi

The state record shows 5 since 1950. The largest was TUCKER in 2010 (118 acres in total).

LILAC (2020), 53 acres
TUCKER (2016), 1 acres
APPLE (2013), 0 acres
PRISON (2012), 33 acres
TUCKER (2010), 118 acres

Nearby places compared

Mountain Meadows, 2.6 mi south: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $460,000
Golden Hills, 3.2 mi west: 84.5% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $376,300
Keene, 12.1 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $280,100
Stallion Springs, 12.7 mi west: 95.4% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $405,200
Bear Valley Springs, 12.8 mi west: 98.2% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $478,900
Mojave, 16.7 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $204,400
Arvin, 22.2 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $247,800
Rosamond, 22.3 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 11 fires, median home $330,100
Edmundson Acres, 22.4 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $209,400
Di Giorgio, 23.9 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
Tarina, 26.8 mi northwest: 23.1% High or Very High, 9 fires
Weedpatch, 27.3 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $135,700

All of Kern County