Timber Cove, CA— fire, flood & earthquake hazard information
Timber Cove is a unincorporated community in Sonoma County in the San Francisco Bay Area, covering about 5.7 square miles. This page summarizes what official government maps show for Timber Cove: 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 Timber Cove’s area that falls inside each mapped zone.
View Timber Cove on the interactive map → to check any specific address, free.
Wildfire hazard severity zones
Per CAL FIRE's Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps, 70% is in a High zone. The remainder of its area is outside currently designated zones.
| High severity zone | 70% |
FEMA flood zones
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer does not map any Special Flood Hazard Areas within Timber Cove. Unmapped does not mean flooding cannot occur — it means no zone is currently designated.
Earthquake faults & seismic zones
The nearest mapped fault, the San Andreas fault zone, is about 14.5 mi (23.3 km) from the center of Timber Cove.
| Nearest mapped fault | San Andreas fault zone — 14.5 mi (23.3 km) |
Dam inundation, aircraft noise & air quality
annual average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration across its census tracts is 5.8 μg/m³, and its composite pollution burden ranks around the 6th percentile statewide.
| Annual PM2.5 (tract average) | 5.8 μg/m³ |
| Pollution burden percentile (statewide) | ~6 |
Frequently asked questions
- Is Timber Cove in a wildfire hazard severity zone?
- Per CAL FIRE's Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps, 70% is in a High zone. The remainder of its area is outside currently designated zones.
- Is Timber Cove in a FEMA flood zone?
- FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer does not map any Special Flood Hazard Areas within Timber Cove. Unmapped does not mean flooding cannot occur — it means no zone is currently designated.
- What earthquake faults and seismic zones affect Timber Cove?
- The nearest mapped fault, the San Andreas fault zone, is about 14.5 mi (23.3 km) from the center of Timber Cove.
- How do I check a specific address in Timber Cove?
- Use the free sitelume interactive map at https://sitelume.com — search any Timber Cove 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.