El Verano, CA— fire, flood & earthquake hazard information
El Verano is a unincorporated community in Sonoma County in the San Francisco Bay Area, covering about 1.1 square miles. This page summarizes what official government maps show for El Verano: CAL FIRE fire hazard severity zones, FEMA flood zones, state seismic hazard zones, dam inundation areas, airport noise contours, and air-quality indicators. Figures are the share of El Verano’s area that falls inside each mapped zone.
View El Verano on the interactive map → to check any specific address, free.
Wildfire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE's current Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps do not designate any zones within El Verano. Individual properties near the boundary can still fall inside a neighboring zone — check the exact address on the map.
FEMA flood zones
3% of El Verano lies within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (1% annual chance, zones A/AE/AH/AO). Federally backed mortgages in a Special Flood Hazard Area generally require flood insurance.
| Special Flood Hazard Area (100-yr) | 3% |
Earthquake faults & seismic zones
The nearest mapped fault, the Unnamed fault in California, is about 1.0 mi (1.7 km) from the center of El Verano.
| Nearest mapped fault | Unnamed fault in California — 1.0 mi (1.7 km) |
Dam inundation, aircraft noise & air quality
less than 1% of El Verano lies within a state-reviewed dam-failure inundation area; annual average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration across its census tracts is 7.8 μg/m³, and its composite pollution burden ranks around the 15th percentile statewide.
| Dam-failure inundation area | less than 1% |
| Annual PM2.5 (tract average) | 7.8 μg/m³ |
| Pollution burden percentile (statewide) | ~15 |
Frequently asked questions
- Is El Verano in a wildfire hazard severity zone?
- CAL FIRE's current Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps do not designate any zones within El Verano. Individual properties near the boundary can still fall inside a neighboring zone — check the exact address on the map.
- Is El Verano in a FEMA flood zone?
- 3% of El Verano lies within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (1% annual chance, zones A/AE/AH/AO). Federally backed mortgages in a Special Flood Hazard Area generally require flood insurance.
- What earthquake faults and seismic zones affect El Verano?
- The nearest mapped fault, the Unnamed fault in California, is about 1.0 mi (1.7 km) from the center of El Verano.
- How do I check a specific address in El Verano?
- Use the free sitelume interactive map at https://sitelume.com — search any El Verano address to see which mapped zones it falls in, layer by layer.
Nearby in Sonoma County
Sources: CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones; FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer; USGS Quaternary Faults; CGS Seismic Hazard Zones & Alquist-Priolo zones; Cal OES dam inundation maps; county ALUC noise contours; CalEnviroScreen 4.0. Area shares are computed against each place’s Census TIGER boundary (last computed 2026-07-24). Boundaries and zone designations change; always verify with the issuing agency.