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 Nevada County
65.3% of Nevada County is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 64.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Very High zone52.1% of the area
High zone12.8%
Moderate zone0.4%
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 1950124
Land area973.6 sq mi
Median home value (2019-2023)$602,800
Flood and dam zonesnot covered
Cities and places in Nevada County
- Alta Sierra (97%)
- Floriston (76%)
- Graniteville (29%)
- Grass Valley (91%)
- Kingvale (100%)
- Lake Wildwood (70%)
- Lake of the Pines (98%)
- Nevada City (100%)
- North San Juan (72%)
- Penn Valley (85%)
- Rough and Ready (93%)
- Soda Springs (100%)
- Truckee (92%)
- Washington (42%)
Percent of the area in High or Very High zones.
Fires recorded in or across Nevada County
The state record shows 124 since 1950. The largest was DONNER RIDGE in 1960 (43,374 acres in total).
- RAVINE (2025), 34 acres
- MATTHEW (2025), 10 acres
- NICHOLS (2025), 12 acres
- DUTCH (2024), 28 acres
- FREEDOM (2024), 2 acres
- HIGHWAY (2023), 45 acres
- STILL (2022), 43 acres
- RUN (2022), 12 acres
- PROVENZA (2022), 8 acres
- BLOOMFIELD (2022), 40 acres
- OWL (2022), 50 acres
- PLUM (2022), 12 acres
- RICES (2022), 921 acres
- BUTTERFIELD (2022), 12 acres
- HUTTO (2021), 11 acres