De Luz, California
36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Fallbrook census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92028. It stands on Fern Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fallbrook quadrangle. It stands 364 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1901 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1901 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 36 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 San Luis Rey quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1941 USGS Margarita Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Margarita Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Margarita Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Fallbrook quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Fallbrook quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Margarita Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1968 USGS Fallbrook quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Fallbrook quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
153 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of De Luz between 1992 and 2020, burning about 23,780 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 75 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | SANDY |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | SANDY |
| 6 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 acres | San Diego Unit | DELUZ |
| 4 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,141 acres | California Desert District | MARGARITA |
| 30 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego Unit | DE LUZ |
| 3 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | SANTA MARGARITA |
| 3 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | DELUZ |
| 29 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7.0 acres | California Desert District | MVU CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of De Luz: 1 producer, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuhnis Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Stoner Prospect | Gold | Producer | ||
| Stoner Prospect | Gold | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names De Luz in 3 storm reports between 2003 and 2023: 1 wildfire, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Flash Flood | De Luz | $5,000 | The CHP reported a vehicle in jeopardy of being washed off a bridge near Sandia Creek Dr. and Rock Mountain Rd. |
| March 2023 | Flood | De Luz | - | De Luz Road was closed due to flooding. About 0.50-0.70 inch of rain fell in this area in the 12hrs prior. |
| October 2003 | Wildfire | De Luz | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Luz Heights | 2.6 miles | 36 | |
| Fallbrook | 5.7 miles | 36 | |
| DeLuz | 6.1 miles | 35 | |
| Ridgecrest Estates | 6.7 miles | 30 | |
| Jofegan | 8.4 miles | 35 | |
| Winterwarm | 8.6 miles | 31 | |
| Rainbow | 9.5 miles | 30 | |
| Chappo | 10.1 miles | 35 |
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 De Luz | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5244602 | 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 1656476. 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.
















