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Is Wheatland in a fire hazard severity zone?
53.8% of Wheatland is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 9.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Wheatland ranks 898 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.80 sq mi High, 3.57 sq mi Moderate, out of 8.13 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 9.9% is 36.2 points below the 46.1% of Yuba County. The median home value of $387,300 is 2% above the county median of $380,000. Among 11 places in the county it ranks 6 for exposure; Smartsville ranks first at 99.7%. The latest recorded fire is ERIC in 2023. By decade: 1960s: 1, 1980s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Wheatland 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 Yuba County overall, 28.9% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Wheatland
The state record shows 3 since 1950. The largest was CAPEHART in 1961 (3,302 acres in total).
- ERIC (2023), 44 acres
- LIGHTNING 1 (1980), 337 acres
- CAPEHART (1961), 3,302 acres
Nearby places compared
- Sheridan, 4.4 mi south: 16.1% High or Very High, 24 fires, median home $425,000
- Beale AFB, 5.4 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 13 fires
- Rio Oso, 9.6 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $478,800
- Olivehurst, 9.7 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $337,300
- Trowbridge, 10.2 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $580,400
- Plumas Lake, 10.3 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $525,900
- Linda, 10.4 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $337,700
- Lincoln, 11.5 mi southeast: 5.5% High or Very High, 11 fires, median home $628,500
- East Nicolaus, 12.1 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $423,500
- Smartsville, 12.9 mi north: 99.7% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $425,500
- Nicolaus, 13.5 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $609,400
- Marysville, 13.7 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $282,700