Cambrian Park, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the San Jose census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95124. It lies near Lone Hill. The Survey maps it on the San Jose West quadrangle. 3,719 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 236 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1889 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Cambrian Park
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
We and Our Neighbors Clubhouselisted 1978 · 0.9 miles away
Population over time
2 figuresCambrian Park grew from 3,282 to 3,719 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,282 | |
| 2020 | 3,719 | +437 (+13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 28 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1889 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1897 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS San Jose West quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS San Jose West quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
175 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 175 fires within 5 miles of Cambrian Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 111 acres in total. None started naturally. 24 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 97 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | FEE |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | SCENIC VISTA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 43 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Cambrian Park: 24 past producers, 13 producers, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Calcium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Knorr Mine | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| San Jose Brick & Tile Co. | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| San Jose Brick & Tile Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Steinheimer Ranch Prospect | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Chromium | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Douglas Ranch | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Douglas Ranch | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Guadalupe Lime Co. | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Guadalupe Lime Co. | Calcium | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cambrian Park in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2019: 3 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2019 | Flood | Cambrian Park | - | SB hwy 17 at Hamilton Ave, 2 right lanes are flooding on the on ramp. |
| January 2018 | Flood | Cambrian Park | - | Roadway flooding reported at SR17 N and Hamilton Ave E on ramp. Slow lane completely flooded. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Cambrian Park | - | Far right lane flooded of SR17 southbound near Hamilton Ave offramp. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vasona Junction | 1.8 miles | 28 | |
| Campbell | 2.3 miles | 28 | |
| Shannon | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| San Tomas | 2.5 miles | 28 | |
| Rinconada | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Robertsville | 2.9 miles | 28 | |
| Los Gatos | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Guadalupe (historical) | 3.4 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q1911837 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658197. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












