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 San Benito County
83.9% of San Benito County is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 75.1% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Very High zone44.8% of the area
High zone30.3%
Moderate zone8.8%
Earthquake fault zone3.1%
Liquefaction zone0.0%
Landslide zone0.0%
Not evaluated for seismic hazards100.0%: a zero above proves nothing there
Fires recorded since 1950155
Land area1,390.5 sq mi
Median home value (2019-2023)$751,500
Flood and dam zonesnot covered
Cities and places in San Benito County
- Aromas (87%)
- Hollister (1%)
- Ridgemark (0%)
- San Juan Bautista (19%)
- Tres Pinos (52%)
Percent of the area in High or Very High zones.
Fires recorded in or across San Benito County
The state record shows 155 since 1950. The largest was CIERVO in 1979 (62,902 acres in total).
- AIRLINE (2025), 43 acres
- SOUTHSIDE (2025), 10 acres
- STONE (2025), 2 acres
- SABE (2025), 17 acres
- IDRIA (2025), 310 acres
- LITTLE (2025), 592 acres
- PANOCHE (2025), 423 acres
- CANYON (2025), 0 acres
- COACH (2025), 14 acres
- HERNANDEZ (2024), 642 acres
- PINNACLES (2024), 17 acres
- AIRLINE (2024), 1,295 acres
- PANOCHE (2024), 191 acres
- IDRIA (2024), 29 acres
- PAICINES (2023), 14 acres