Zayante, CA
Zayante, CA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Zayante at the 72nd national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 327 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Zayante's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 74th percentile nationally.
Where Zayante's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 96.3% of Zayante's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 3.7% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 315 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Zayante against the rest of the country
Zayante ranks lower within California (30th percentile statewide) than its 72nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Zayante ranks 8,815 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,888 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,099 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Zayante
Because Zayante is in California, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. The state's FAIR Plan alone carried 668,609 policies by the end of 2025. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
Hardening a home in Zayante
Zayante's 96.3% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 327 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Zayante. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Zayante, see the exposure-zones guide.