This is not a Natural Hazard Disclosure statement. Open state data, explained; flood and dam zones are not covered. Details
Fire hazard severity zones in Monterey County
64.4% of Monterey County is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 58.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Very High zone35.7% of the area
High zone23.2%
Moderate zone5.5%
Earthquake fault zone0.7%
Liquefaction zone0.0%
Landslide zone0.0%
Not evaluated for seismic hazards100.0%: a zero above proves nothing there
Fires recorded since 1950363
Land area3,313.1 sq mi
Median home value (2019-2023)$723,100
Flood and dam zonesnot covered
Cities and places in Monterey County
- Boronda (0%)
- Bradley (100%)
- Carmel Valley Village (94%)
- Carmel-by-the-Sea (55%)
- Castroville (0%)
- Chualar (0%)
- Del Monte Forest (82%)
- Del Rey Oaks (78%)
- Elkhorn (30%)
- Fort Hunter Liggett (2%)
- Gonzales (0%)
- Greenfield (0%)
- King City (0%)
- Las Lomas (60%)
- Lockwood (100%)
- Marina (14%)
- Monterey (43%)
- Moss Landing (40%)
- Pacific Grove (13%)
- Pajaro (0%)
- Pine Canyon (83%)
- Prunedale (54%)
- Salinas (0%)
- San Ardo (0%)
- San Lucas (7%)
- Sand City (0%)
- Seaside (20%)
- Soledad (0%)
- Spreckels (0%)
Percent of the area in High or Very High zones.
Fires recorded in or across Monterey County
The state record shows 363 since 1950. The largest was MARBLE-CONE in 1977 (173,334 acres in total).
- SALT (2025), 25,554 acres
- CROSS (2025), 17 acres
- WILLIAMS (2025), 0 acres
- BERNICE (2025), 2 acres
- SARGENT (2025), 13 acres
- ELM (2025), 17 acres
- STONEWALL (2025), 31 acres
- IVERSON (2025), 11 acres
- VASQUEZ (2025), 2 acres
- GRADE (2025), 6 acres
- HALL (2025), 1 acres
- SANDY (2024), 23 acres
- CAMP ROBERTS RANGE L5 (2024), 13 acres
- JOLON (2024), 10 acres
- ARGYLE (2024), 88 acres