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Encino, California

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the San Fernando Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91436. It stands on Bull Creek. The Survey maps it on the Canoga Park quadrangle.

Encino within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1903 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 76 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Encino, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Encino, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

On record in Encino

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 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 37 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

35 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Encino between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,466 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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/undetermined20
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism2
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Fireworks1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2020Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreLos Angeles Fire DepartmentBRUSH
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined22 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
5 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minor40 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
26 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaENCINO
26 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
22 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
21 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation Area405FWY
2 August 2010Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Encino: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mulholland Dg Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Angulo Tile Co.ClayPast Producer
Mission Brick Co. PitClayPast Producer
San Valley Tile KilnsClayPast Producer
Valley Brick & Supply Co.ClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Los Angeles County

Storms near this place

3 since 2025

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Encino in 3 storm reports between 2025 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2025Thunderstorm WindEncino$1,000Strong thunderstorms generated gusty winds. Numerous trees were blown down across Highway 101 near Balboa Avenue.
October 2025Thunderstorm WindEncino$1,000Strong thunderstorms generated gusty winds. A large tree was blown down across Burbank Boulevard.
February 2026Flash FloodEncino-Heavy rainfall generated flash flooding at the intersection of Interstate 405 and Highway 101.

Every storm recorded in Los Angeles County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Lake Balboa2.3 miles45
Sherman Oaks2.8 miles45
Tarzana3.0 miles37
Van Nuys3.4 miles45
Reseda3.4 miles38
North Sherman Way4.0 miles44
Runnymede Poultry Colony (historical)4.0 miles38
Kester4.2 miles45

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660620. 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.