East Irvine, California
47 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Irvine-Lake Forest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92618. It stands on Agua Chinon Wash. The Survey maps it on the Tustin quadrangle. It stands 197 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1896 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1896 against another survey:
On record in East Irvine
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Irvine Blacksmith Shoplisted 1986 · 0.1 miles away
Irvine Bean and Growers Association Buildinglisted 1986 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
20 surveys from 47 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.
- 1896 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 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
- 1932 USGS Tustin quadrangle1:31680
- 1935 USGS Tustin quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Tustin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Tustin 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
- 1962 USGS Tustin quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Tustin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Tustin quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
146 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of East Irvine between 2005 and 2020, burning about 256 acres in total. None started naturally. 36 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 | 63 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Smoking | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Orange County Fire Authority | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 21 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of East Irvine: 2 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa Lead - Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Asbury El Toro, Ltd. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| El Toro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| El Toro Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sully-Miller Contracting Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Irvine in 2 storm reports in 2016: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Irvine | $5,000 | A resident in Irvine posted a youtube video of tree damage in Irvine at Kazan Street. Numerous very large tree branches down, some on top of cars. Branches look about a half foot in diameter with some branches about 20 feet in length. One tree branch broke an apartment window. |
| January 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Irvine | - | Thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 mph by a trained spotter. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Meadows | 1.2 miles | 47 | |
| Kathryn | 2.0 miles | 47 | |
| Como | 2.4 miles | 47 | |
| Frances | 2.5 miles | 47 | |
| Irvine | 3.4 miles | 47 | |
| Myford | 3.8 miles | 47 | |
| Serrano Place | 4.2 miles | 47 | |
| Lake Forest | 4.2 miles | 47 |
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 Q122572312 | 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 254076. 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.



















