Dulzura, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Jamul census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91935. It lies near Pringle Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Dulzura quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1903 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 29 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.
- 1903 USGS Cuyamaca quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Jamul quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Jamul quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1972 USGS Dulzura quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS El Cajon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Dulzura quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
468 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 468 fires within 5 miles of Dulzura between 1992 and 2020, burning about 35,638 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 22 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 | 168 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 160 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 59 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | San Diego National Wildlife Refuge | MARRON 3 |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Cleveland National Forest | HONEY SPRINGS |
| 7 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego Unit | HONEY |
| 5 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | California Desert District | PAISA |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | San Diego Unit | BORDER 20 |
| 4 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | California Desert District | CHECKPOINT |
| 4 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | SNELL |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Diego National Wildlife Refuge | OTAY 4 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Dulzura: 11 occurrences, 6 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Molybdenum, Limestone, General, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Rock Deposit | REE | Prospect | ||
| Bonanza Claim | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Cedar Creek Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Donohoe Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Dulzura Deposit | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Engineer's Springs | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Sweetwater Sand Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jamul Ranch Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Jamuljamul Portland Cement Co | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mayars Ranch Deposit | Molybdenum | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dulzura in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 2 funnel cloud, 2 flood, 1 wildfire, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2003 | Wildfire | Dulzura | 1 hurt, $500,000 | no account filed |
| January 2023 | Flood | Dulzura | - | Flooding was reported at Honey Springs Road and Mother Grundy truck trail, with two feet of water over the road. Three inches of rainfall was reported in the 24 hours preceding the flooding. |
| February 2022 | Heavy Rain | Dulzura | - | Heavy rain occurred across the region with 1 to 2 inches of rain in total for the storm event. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Dulzura | - | California Highway Patrol reported 3 ft of water from Delzura Creek flowing over Highway 94. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | Dulzura | - | CHP is reporting a mud, dirt and rock slide along Deerhorn Valley Road. They also reported that heavy rain was causing flooding near Otay Lakes Road and that the bridge near the fire station was about to be washed out. No word was received if it actually did wash out. |
| August 2001 | Funnel Cloud | Dulzura | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Dulzura | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineer Springs | 1.4 miles | 29 | |
| Doghouse Junction | 4.4 miles | 28 | |
| Barrett Junction | 4.5 miles | 28 | |
| Phelps Corner | 5.6 miles | 29 | |
| Jamul Indian Village | 6.4 miles | 29 | |
| Jamul | 7.1 miles | 30 | |
| North Jamul | 7.3 miles | 29 | |
| Indian Springs | 7.4 miles | 30 |
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 Dulzura | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474802 | 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 270936. 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.










