Marin City, CA— fire, flood & earthquake hazard information
Marin City is a unincorporated community in Marin County in the San Francisco Bay Area, covering about 0.5 square miles. This page summarizes what official government maps show for Marin City: 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 Marin City’s area that falls inside each mapped zone.
View Marin City on the interactive map → to check any specific address, free.
Wildfire hazard severity zones
Per CAL FIRE's Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps, 80% of Marin City is in a Very High fire hazard severity zone, 4% is in a High zone. The remainder of its area is outside currently designated zones.
| Very High severity zone | 80% |
| High severity zone | 4% |
FEMA flood zones
7% is in the 0.2% annual chance (500-year) area. Federally backed mortgages in a Special Flood Hazard Area generally require flood insurance.
| 0.2% annual chance (500-yr) | 7% |
Earthquake faults & seismic zones
The nearest mapped fault, the San Andreas fault zone, is about 9.2 mi (14.7 km) from the center of Marin City.
| Nearest mapped fault | San Andreas fault zone — 9.2 mi (14.7 km) |
Dam inundation, aircraft noise & air quality
annual average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration across its census tracts is 8.5 μg/m³, and its composite pollution burden ranks around the 23th percentile statewide.
| Annual PM2.5 (tract average) | 8.5 μg/m³ |
| Pollution burden percentile (statewide) | ~23 |
Frequently asked questions
- Is Marin City in a wildfire hazard severity zone?
- Per CAL FIRE's Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps, 80% of Marin City is in a Very High fire hazard severity zone, 4% is in a High zone. The remainder of its area is outside currently designated zones.
- Is Marin City in a FEMA flood zone?
- 7% is in the 0.2% annual chance (500-year) area. Federally backed mortgages in a Special Flood Hazard Area generally require flood insurance.
- What earthquake faults and seismic zones affect Marin City?
- The nearest mapped fault, the San Andreas fault zone, is about 9.2 mi (14.7 km) from the center of Marin City.
- How do I check a specific address in Marin City?
- Use the free sitelume interactive map at https://sitelume.com — search any Marin City address to see which mapped zones it falls in, layer by layer.
Nearby in Marin 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.