4981 Upper Bear River Rd, Ferndale, CA 95536 Property Records

Humboldt County property record for 4981 Upper Bear River Rd, Ferndale, CA 95536 · Last verified August 2026

Property Summary

Property Type	Vacant Land
Lot Size	311 acres (13,547,160 sqft)
Owner	Individual Name on File
Tax Bill	$859 (2025)
Deeds & Mortgages	Feb 2024 Transfer
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`102-073-018-000`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`102-073-018-000`

Exterior

Lot Area	13,547,160 sqft (311 acres)

Location & Zoning

Street Address	4981 UPPER BEAR RIVER RD
City	FERNDALE
State	CA
Zip	95536
Property Category	Vacant Land
Property Type	Vacant Land > Uncategorized
Legal Description	T 1N R 2W SEC 22
Legal Block	3
Jurisdiction	HUMBOLDT CA
Township / Civil Division	FERNDALE
Census Block Group	3
Census Block	3086
Census Tract	11200

Owner

Source: Humboldt County records · APN 102-073-018-000

Assessment roll updated August 25, 2025 · Last verified August 2026

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Owner of Record	Individual Name on File
Mailing Address	4415 UPPER BEAR RIVER RD, FERNDALE, CA 95536-9641
Owner Type	Individual
Vesting	Surviving Spouse

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	Verified Name on Deed
Last Transfer Date	Jul 05, 2023
Transfer Doc	0000010216
Record Updated	Sep 20, 2026

February 2024: Correction Deed

Document Type	Correction Deed
Jurisdiction	HUMBOLDT CA
Recording Date	Feb 01, 2024
Property Address	4981 UPPER BEAR RIVER RD, FERNDALE, CA 95536
Document Number	0000001405
Instrument Date	Jan 25, 2024
Instrument	2024-001405
Record Updated	Feb 16, 2024

Transaction

Tax	$0.00
Amount Accuracy	Transfer Tax Exempt
Additional	Multiple Parcels

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Address	4415 UPPER BEAR RIVER RD, FERNDALE, CA 95536-9641

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Humboldt County records · Assessment roll updated August 25, 2025 · Last verified August 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	California
County	Humboldt County
Unified School District	Ferndale Unified School District (KG - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value is set for property tax purposes and is not a market price estimate.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value
2025	$859.00 (+4.12%)	$83,640 (+2.94%) Land $83,640
2024	$825.00 (+1.35%)
2023	$814.00 (+1.24%) Additional exemption filed	$81,251 Land $81,251
2022	$804.00

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Humboldt County (06023C), updated August 25, 2022 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 060230112003, refreshed September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition (2024), fuels as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X
Special Flood Hazard Area	No
Flood Hazard	Minimal
500-Year Floodplain	No
Flood Insurance Cost	Premium on Record median of 36 individual NFIP policies nearby
Nearby Flood Policies	36 in force
Nearby Flood Claims	12 (1986–2019)
Claims Outside the SFHA	4 of 12
Most Recent Claim	Feb 2019, rainfall accumulation, Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Claims By Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud And Landslides, Dec 1996 · 2 claims Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows, Jan 1995 · 2 claims Severe Storms & Flooding, Feb 1986 · 2 claims

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Moderate above 54% of the US · above 32% of California
Wildfire Likelihood	About 1 in 971 per year
Exposure	Direct burnable vegetation at the parcel

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.