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Is West Bishop in a fire hazard severity zone?
74.8% of West Bishop is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 45.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
West Bishop ranks 602 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 4.00 sq mi High, 2.55 sq mi Moderate, out of 8.76 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 45.7% is 42.9 points above the 2.8% of Inyo County. The median home value of $572,600 is 69% above the county median of $338,400. Among 21 places in the county it ranks 8 for exposure; Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek ranks first at 81.7%. The latest recorded fire is FAIRVIEW in 2022. By decade: 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated West Bishop 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 Inyo County overall, 0.1% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across West Bishop
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was FAIRVIEW in 2022 (12 acres in total).
- FAIRVIEW (2022), 12 acres
Earthquake fault zone maps
West Bishop touches the Bishop, Fish Slough maps.
Nearby places compared
- Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek, 4.3 mi northeast: 81.7% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $302,700
- Bishop, 4.6 mi east: 58.8% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $405,700
- Mesa, 5.5 mi northwest: 6.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $561,500
- Round Valley, 6.5 mi northwest: 31.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $608,900
- Wilkerson, 7.9 mi southeast: 73.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $319,600
- Paradise, 10.9 mi northwest: 36.6% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $680,600
- Chalfant, 12.5 mi northeast: 0.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $292,700
- Swall Meadows, 14.1 mi northwest: 32.5% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $808,900
- Big Pine, 16.6 mi southeast: 55.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $281,300
- Sunny Slopes, 18.0 mi northwest: 20.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $658,800
- Aspen Springs, 18.2 mi northwest: 29.2% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Crowley Lake, 20.4 mi northwest: 67.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $611,600