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Hardest places to insure in California

The 100 ZIP codes with the largest share of homes on the FAIR Plan

Only ZIP codes with 500 or more insured homes are ranked. Statewide, an estimated 7.5% of insured homes are on the FAIR Plan. (FAIR Plan counts as of June 2026.) Download every ZIP code (CSV).

#AreaCountyOn FAIR Plan
1Cedarpines Park 92322San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino81%
2Silverado 92676Orange CountyOrange80%
3Topanga 90290Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles78%
4Crestline 92325San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino77%
5Twin Peaks 92391San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino76%
6Lake Arrowhead 92352San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino74%
7Running Springs 92382San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino71%
8Fawnskin 92333San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino69%
9Idyllwild 92549Riverside CountyRiverside68%
10Forest Falls 92339San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino68%
11Foresthill 95631Placer CountyPlacer68%
12Green Valley Lake 92341San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino66%
13Sugarloaf 92386San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino65%
14Long Barn 95335Tuolumne CountyTuolumne64%
15Pollock Pines 95726El Dorado CountyEl Dorado61%
16Big Bear Lake 92315San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino61%
17Shaver Lake 93664Fresno CountyFresno60%
18Mi Wuk Village 95346Tuolumne CountyTuolumne60%
19Pioneer 95666Amador CountyAmador59%
20Twain Harte 95383Tuolumne CountyTuolumne59%
21Garden Valley 95633El Dorado CountyEl Dorado58%
22Meadow Vista 95722Placer CountyPlacer58%
23Big Bear City 92314San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino57%
24Warner Springs 92086San Diego CountySan Diego57%
25Groveland 95321Tuolumne CountyTuolumne57%
26Arnold 95223Calaveras CountyCalaveras56%
27Descanso 91916San Diego CountySan Diego55%
28Los Angeles 90077Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles55%
29Georgetown 95634El Dorado CountyEl Dorado55%
30Pine Grove 95665Amador CountyAmador53%
31Wrightwood 92397San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino52%
32Rough and Ready 95975Nevada CountyNevada52%
33Avalon 90704Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles52%
34Colfax 95713Placer CountyPlacer52%
35Pine Mountain Club 93222Kern CountyKern52%
36Julian 92036San Diego CountySan Diego51%
37Nevada City 95959Nevada CountyNevada51%
38Grass Valley 95949Nevada CountyNevada51%
39Camino 95709El Dorado CountyEl Dorado51%
40North Fork 93643Madera CountyMadera50%
41Forest Ranch 95942Butte CountyButte50%
42Anza 92539Riverside CountyRiverside50%
43Lake Hughes 93532Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles49%
44Somerset 95684El Dorado CountyEl Dorado49%
45Pine Valley 91962San Diego CountySan Diego49%
46Olympic Valley 96146Placer CountyPlacer49%
47West Point 95255Calaveras CountyCalaveras49%
48Tahoe Vista 96148Placer CountyPlacer49%
49Murphys 95247Calaveras CountyCalaveras49%
50Volcano 95689Amador CountyAmador48%
51Tahoe City 96145Placer CountyPlacer48%
52Jamul 91935San Diego CountySan Diego48%
53Columbia 95310Tuolumne CountyTuolumne48%
54Alpine 91901San Diego CountySan Diego48%
55Magalia 95954Butte CountyButte48%
56Placerville 95667El Dorado CountyEl Dorado47%
57Auberry 93602Fresno CountyFresno47%
58Bass Lake 93604Madera CountyMadera47%
59Soulsbyville 95372Tuolumne CountyTuolumne46%
60Tuolumne 95379Tuolumne CountyTuolumne46%
61Applegate 95703Placer CountyPlacer46%
62Temecula 92590Riverside CountyRiverside46%
63Coulterville 95311Mariposa CountyMariposa46%
64Cobb 95426Lake CountyLake45%
65Carnelian Bay 96140Placer CountyPlacer45%
66Wofford Heights 93285Kern CountyKern45%
67Homewood 96141Placer CountyPlacer44%
68Sonora 95370Tuolumne CountyTuolumne44%
69Mountain Center 92561Riverside CountyRiverside44%
70Mountain Ranch 95246Calaveras CountyCalaveras43%
71Mariposa 95338Mariposa CountyMariposa43%
72Bodfish 93205Kern CountyKern43%
73June Lake 93529Mono CountyMono42%
74Kings Beach 96143Placer CountyPlacer42%
75Campo 91906San Diego CountySan Diego42%
76Los Gatos 95033Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz41%
77Three Rivers 93271Tulare CountyTulare41%
78Grass Valley 95945Nevada CountyNevada40%
79Malibu 90265Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles40%
80Smartsville 95977Nevada CountyNevada40%
81Soda Springs 95728Nevada CountyNevada40%
82Mokelumne Hill 95245Calaveras CountyCalaveras40%
83Tahoma 96142El Dorado CountyEl Dorado39%
84Cool 95614El Dorado CountyEl Dorado39%
85Auburn 95602Placer CountyPlacer39%
86Oakhurst 93644Madera CountyMadera39%
87Truckee 96161Nevada CountyNevada39%
88Aguanga 92536Riverside CountyRiverside39%
89Bradley 93426Monterey CountyMonterey38%
90Ahwahnee 93601Madera CountyMadera38%
91El Dorado 95623El Dorado CountyEl Dorado38%
92Beverly Hills 90210Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles37%
93Valley Center 92082San Diego CountySan Diego36%
94Tollhouse 93667Fresno CountyFresno36%
95Felton 95018Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz36%
96Rescue 95672El Dorado CountyEl Dorado36%
97Boulevard 91905San Diego CountySan Diego36%
98Boulder Creek 95006Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz36%
99Paradise 95969Butte CountyButte35%
100Jamestown 95327Tuolumne CountyTuolumne35%

FAIR Plan policy counts from the California FAIR Plan Association (June 2026); private-insurer counts from the California Department of Insurance. The share is Insureability's estimate. How we calculate it