Corona, California
38 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Corona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92882. It stands on Main Street Wash. The Survey maps it on the Corona North quadrangle. 157,136 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 679 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1901 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Corona
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 6 records
Corona High Schoollisted 2005
Woman's Improvement Club Clubhouselisted 1988- Andrew Carnegie Librarylisted 1977
- Corona Foothill Ranchlisted 2025
- Grand Boulevard Historic Districtlisted 2011
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary Schoollisted 2017
Population over time
2 figuresCorona grew from 152,374 to 157,136 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 | 152,374 | |
| 2020 | 157,136 | +4,762 (+3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 38 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.
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1902 USGS Corona quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Corona quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Corona and Vicinity quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Corona quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Corona North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Corona North quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1975 USGS Corona North quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
564 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 564 fires within 5 miles of Corona between 1992 and 2020, burning about 36,043 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 43 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 | 298 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 101 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Riverside Unit | WOODWARD AV NORC |
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | CLUBHOUSE DR NORC |
| 9 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | RIVER |
| 9 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | ANDOVER ST HOMG |
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Riverside Unit | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | GANNET ST / FIELDMASTER S |
| 30 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Riverside Unit | GROVEWOOD DR ELCE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 109 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 109 workings within 5 miles of Corona: 79 past producers, 11 prospects, 11 producers, 6 occurrences. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Basin Copper Prospect | Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Middlesworth Clay Deposit | Clay, Aluminum | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Molybdenite Occurrence | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Collins Prospect | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Corona Lead-Zinc | Lead, Antimony, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Corona Lead-Zinc Mine | Lead, Antimony, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Home Gardens | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Lane Brothers | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Mt. Hole Quarries | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Sierra Grande Quarries | Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
23 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corona in 23 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 9 wildfire, 6 heavy rain, 4 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2005 | Heavy Rain | Corona | $20,000,000 | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Heavy Rain | Corona | $20,000,000 | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Wildfire | Corona | $500,000 | A wild fire broke out in Tin Mine Canyon and burned towards subdivisions on the southwest side of Corona, destroying one house and damaging five others. Erratic winds then caused the fire to burn both towards the east, threatening additonal houses, and back towards the west up the canyons in the Cleveland National Forest. As September ended the fire was still uncontained, with 250 acres of brush and citrus groves burnt, and over 200 homes evacuated. |
| June 2001 | Wildfire | Corona | $150,000 | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Corona | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Heavy Rain | Corona | $30,000 | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Corona | $20,000 | no account filed |
| November 2003 | Flash Flood | Corona | $20,000 | no account filed |
| October 2016 | Lightning | Corona | $6,000 | Multiple utility poles down, likely caused by frequent cloud to ground lightning. |
| February 2005 | Flash Flood | Corona | $5,000 | no account filed |
| February 2025 | Heavy Rain | Corona | - | A trained spotter reported a 24-hour period ending 02/14/2025 at 7:20 AM PST, with a total of 1.88 inches. |
| January 2023 | Heavy Rain | Corona | - | A retaining wall collapsed in Corona around 4:30 AM on January 16 resulting in twenty-four residents who had to evacuate their homes in nearby areas. One home was damaged immediately below the wall, and cracked the foundation above. Broadcast media reported that concrete blocks crashed down into adjacent properties, burying backyards and patios, and smashing through glass doors. Corona has received 1.5 to 3 inches of rain in the preceding 48 hours before the collapse. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Corona | - | Public report of six inches of flowing water in the HOV lane on Highway 91. |
| December 2021 | Heavy Rain | Corona | - | CoCoRaHS station ca-rv-78 in Corona measures 3.17 inches of rain in past 24 hours. |
| December 2014 | Debris Flow | Corona | - | A debris flow of rocks and mud several inches deep covered Highway 91 in Corona. All east-bound lanes were closed at 0200 PST. |
| October 1999 | Wildfire | Corona | - | On September 30 this fire destroyed citrus groves and one house, damaged another five houses, and forced the evacuation of 200 others. Fire fighters were able to keep it from consuming another $200 million in property damage. The fire was fully contained on October 2. A total of 450 acres burned. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Corona | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Wildfire | Corona | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Wildfire | Corona | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Wildfire | Corona | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Wildfire | Corona | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Wildfire | Corona | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Wildfire | Corona | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porphyry | 1.4 miles | 38 | |
| Pepper Corner | 1.8 miles | 39 | |
| Home Gardens | 2.4 miles | 38 | |
| El Cerrito | 3.3 miles | 39 | |
| Norco | 4.0 miles | 38 | |
| May | 4.2 miles | 43 | |
| La Sierra | 4.9 miles | 43 | |
| Weisel | 5.7 miles | 44 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Corona | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q494707 | 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 1652691. 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.















