ZIP 95061 is served primarily by Santa Cruz County, CA — including Santa Cruz. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Santa Cruz County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Dec peaks. Sep dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 188 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 138 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 78 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 66 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 50 | 5.1% |
28 cities sit in Santa Cruz County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz | 61,367 | 479 | 25 | B- |
| 2 | Watsonville | 52,457 | 15 | 7 | A+ |
| 3 | Live Oak | 17,707 | 58 | 4 | A |
| 4 | Scotts Valley | 12,239 | 120 | 5 | B |
| 5 | Soquel | 10,505 | 4 | 2 | A- |
| 6 | Capitola | 9,921 | 7 | 5 | A |
| 7 | Rio del Mar | 9,007 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Interlaken | 8,039 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Ben Lomond | 7,247 | 31 | 1 | B+ |
| 10 | Aptos | 6,614 | 14 | 3 | C+ |
| 11 | Pleasure Point | 5,909 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Boulder Creek | 5,492 | 75 | 5 | B- |
| 13 | Twin Lakes | 5,090 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 14 | Felton | 3,701 | 57 | 4 | C |
| 15 | Seacliff | 3,550 | 4 | 0 | A+ |
| 16 | Freedom | 3,360 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 17 | Day Valley | 3,252 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Amesti | 3,048 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Bonny Doon | 2,858 | 2 | 0 | A+ |
| 20 | La Selva Beach | 2,320 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 | Corralitos | 2,154 | 37 | 2 | B- |
| 22 | Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley | 1,746 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 | Pasatiempo | 1,264 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 | Mount Hermon | 1,174 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 25 | Brookdale | 1,128 | 2 | 0 | B+ |
| 26 | Lompico | 911 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 27 | Davenport | 650 | 16 | 2 | C- |
| 28 | Paradise Park | 538 | 0 | 0 | — |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Santa Cruz County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.