Monte Rio, CA— fire, flood & earthquake hazard information
Monte Rio is a unincorporated community in Sonoma County in the San Francisco Bay Area, covering about 1.9 square miles. This page summarizes what official government maps show for Monte Rio: 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 Monte Rio’s area that falls inside each mapped zone.
View Monte Rio on the interactive map → to check any specific address, free.
Wildfire hazard severity zones
Per CAL FIRE's Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps, 61% is in a High zone, 39% is in a Moderate zone. The remainder of its area is outside currently designated zones.
| High severity zone | 61% |
| Moderate severity zone | 39% |
FEMA flood zones
25% of Monte Rio lies within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (1% annual chance, zones A/AE/AH/AO); 2% is in the 0.2% annual chance (500-year) area. Federally backed mortgages in a Special Flood Hazard Area generally require flood insurance.
| Special Flood Hazard Area (100-yr) | 25% |
| 0.2% annual chance (500-yr) | 2% |
Earthquake faults & seismic zones
The nearest mapped fault, the Joy Woods fault, is about 5.3 mi (8.6 km) from the center of Monte Rio.
| Nearest mapped fault | Joy Woods fault — 5.3 mi (8.6 km) |
Dam inundation, aircraft noise & air quality
less than 1% of Monte Rio lies within a state-reviewed dam-failure inundation area; annual average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration across its census tracts is 5.7 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) | 5.7 μg/m³ |
| Pollution burden percentile (statewide) | ~15 |
Frequently asked questions
- Is Monte Rio in a wildfire hazard severity zone?
- Per CAL FIRE's Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps, 61% is in a High zone, 39% is in a Moderate zone. The remainder of its area is outside currently designated zones.
- Is Monte Rio in a FEMA flood zone?
- 25% of Monte Rio lies within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (1% annual chance, zones A/AE/AH/AO); 2% 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 Monte Rio?
- The nearest mapped fault, the Joy Woods fault, is about 5.3 mi (8.6 km) from the center of Monte Rio.
- How do I check a specific address in Monte Rio?
- Use the free sitelume interactive map at https://sitelume.com — search any Monte Rio 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.