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Fire hazard severity zones in San Luis Obispo County
75.3% of San Luis Obispo County is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 67.0% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Very High zone28.2% of the area
High zone38.8%
Moderate zone8.3%
Earthquake fault zone1.6%
Liquefaction zone0.0%
Landslide zone0.0%
Not evaluated for seismic hazards100.0%: a zero above proves nothing there
Fires recorded since 1950591
Land area3,322.4 sq mi
Median home value (2019-2023)$777,200
Flood and dam zonesnot covered
Cities and places in San Luis Obispo County
- Arroyo Grande (25%)
- Atascadero (51%)
- Avila Beach (90%)
- Blacklake (66%)
- California Polytechnic State University (52%)
- Callender (77%)
- Cambria (55%)
- Cayucos (20%)
- Creston (100%)
- Edna (31%)
- El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) (49%)
- Garden Farms (88%)
- Grover Beach (0%)
- Lake Nacimiento (100%)
- Los Berros (0%)
- Los Osos (58%)
- Los Ranchos (61%)
- Morro Bay (27%)
- Nipomo (16%)
- Oak Shores (90%)
- Oceano (0%)
- Pismo Beach (64%)
- San Luis Obispo (40%)
- San Miguel (70%)
- San Simeon (10%)
- Santa Margarita (54%)
- Shandon (78%)
- Templeton (34%)
- Whitley Gardens (92%)
- Woodlands (82%)
Percent of the area in High or Very High zones.
Fires recorded in or across San Luis Obispo County
The state record shows 591 since 1950. The largest was GIFFORD in 2025 (131,614 acres in total).
- ENERGY (2025), 43 acres
- HELIOS (2025), 2 acres
- BITTER (2025), 1,664 acres
- BUCKHORN (2025), 7 acres
- BRIDGE (2025), 5 acres
- RIVER (2025), 3 acres
- SCENIC (2025), 1 acres
- MIRANDA (2025), 4 acres
- MADRE (2025), 80,779 acres
- GIFFORD (2025), 131,614 acres
- LAKE (2025), 2 acres
- TANK (2025), 1 acres
- LOPEZ (2025), 2 acres
- CUESTA (2025), 4 acres
- POZO (2025), 2 acres