Granada Hills, California
40 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 91344. It lies near Aliso Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Oat Mountain quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1979The 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 sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 40 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 Camulos quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1903 USGS Santa Susana quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1928 USGS Zelzah quadrangle1:24000
- 1929 USGS Zelzah quadrangle1:24000
- 1932 USGS Zelzah quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Santa Susana quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Zelzah quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Santa Susana quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Oat Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Oat Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
92 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Granada Hills between 1995 and 2020, burning about 6,365 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 54 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | INTERSECTION |
| 28 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | OLD |
| 13 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Angeles National Forest | MCGROARTY |
| 4 August 2005 | Fireworks | 1.5 acres | Angeles National Forest | SAN FERNANDO |
| 4 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | DIVIDER |
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 Granada Hills: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Rock Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Rock Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Pacoima Rock & Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pacoima Rock and Gravel Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 1925 |
Storms near this place
6 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Granada Hills in 6 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 2 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 wildfire, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | Flood | Granada Hills | - | Heavy rain produced significant roadway flooding on State Route 118 near Balboa Avenue. |
| February 2026 | Flood | Granada Hills | - | Heavy rain produced significant roadway flooding near the intersection of Interstate 405 and State Route 118. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Granada Hills | - | Strong thunderstorms produced heavy rain and flash flooding near the intersection of Highway 118 and Balboa Boulevard. Three lanes of the Highway 118 were flooded. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Granada Hills | - | Flash flooding was reported along San Fernando Mission Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles county. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Granada Hills | - | In the Porter Ranch area, a strong thunderstorm generated hail of one inch diameter. |
| January 1999 | Wildfire | Granada Hills | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Forest | 2.3 miles | 38 | |
| Northridge | 2.6 miles | 38 | |
| North Hills | 2.8 miles | 44 | |
| Hickson (historical) | 3.0 miles | 38 | |
| Mission Hills | 3.0 miles | 38 | |
| Runnymede Poultry Colony (historical) | 3.5 miles | 38 | |
| Deer Lake Highlands | 4.1 miles | 40 | |
| Chatsworth | 4.2 miles | 40 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 271389. 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.















