Fullerton, California
44 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92832. It lies near Brea Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Anaheim quadrangle. 143,617 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 164 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 Fullerton
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 12 of 24 shown
Chapman Buildinglisted 1983
Dr. George C. Clark Houselisted 1976
Dewella Apartmentslisted 2009
Elephant Packing Houselisted 1983
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Fullertonlisted 1994
Fender's Radio Servicelisted 2013
Fox Fullerton Theatre Complexlisted 2006
Fullerton City Halllisted 2003
Fullerton Post Officelisted 2012
Fullerton Union Pacific Depotlisted 1983
Hetebrink Houselisted 1993
Hillcrest Parklisted 2004
Population over time
3 figuresFullerton grew from 1,725 to 143,617 between 1910 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 1,725 | |
| 2010 | 135,161 | |
| 2020 | 143,617 | +8,456 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
19 surveys from 44 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 Anaheim quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Anaheim quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Anaheim 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
- 1935 USGS Garden Grove quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Anaheim quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Anaheim quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Anaheim quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Anaheim quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Anaheim quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
150 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Fullerton between 2005 and 2020, burning about 70 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 39 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 | 72 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 25 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 22 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Fullerton: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Orange Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| La Habra Sand & Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lindauer & Sopns | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Orange County Brick & Tile Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Orange Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| R. J. Noble Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sparks & Mcclelland Plants | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fullerton in 7 storm reports between 2000 and 2014: 2 heavy rain, 2 funnel cloud, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2003 | Heavy Rain | Fullerton | 1 hurt, $150,000 | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Heavy Rain | Fullerton | $15,000,000 | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Flood | Fullerton | $30,000 | no account filed |
| December 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fullerton | $20,000 | Numerous trees blown down. |
| May 2014 | Dust Devil | Fullerton | $6,000 | Public reported a dust devil near Fullerton that came abruptly out of the west carrying large amounts of dust and leaves, and damaged portions of roof shingles on a few homes with estimated wind gusts of 60 mph. |
| January 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Fullerton | - | no account filed |
| December 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Fullerton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho La Paz | 0.9 miles | 44 | |
| Anaheim Shores | 1.7 miles | 44 | |
| Santa Ysabel (historical) | 2.1 miles | 44 | |
| Sunny Hills | 2.2 miles | 47 | |
| Anaheim | 2.5 miles | 44 | |
| Brookhurst | 2.5 miles | 44 | |
| La Jolla | 2.7 miles | 44 | |
| West Anaheim | 2.8 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 Fullerton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q494723 | 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 1660658. 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.


















