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Hewitt, California

44 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the San Fernando Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91605. The Survey maps it on the Van Nuys quadrangle.

Hewitt within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1894 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hewitt, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Hewitt, surveyed 1894

Compare 1894 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

20 surveys from 44 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

88 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Hewitt between 2000 and 2020, burning about 211 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined54
Equipment and vehicle use12
Smoking9
Arson/incendiarism6
Fireworks2
Debris and open burning1
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
5 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minor10 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
30 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2005Fireworks18 acresAngeles National ForestCABRINI
27 September 2016Arson/incendiarism20 acresAngeles National ForestWOLDRICH
21 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
20 September 2003Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresAngeles National ForestGREEN
19 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresAngeles National ForestSUNLAND
15 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresAngeles National ForestSUNLAND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 27 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Hewitt: 26 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Titanium. 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
Ferro-TitanTitaniumPast Producer
Pacoima Hill QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mission Brick Co. PitClayPast Producer
Valley Brick & Supply Co.ClayPast Producer
Arrow Rock Co.-Sun Valley PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Big Tujunga PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Blue Diamond Corp. - Roscoe PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Borges RockSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Boulevard PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Boulevard PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Los Angeles County

Storms near this place

7 since 2023

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hewitt in 7 storm reports between 2023 and 2026: 5 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 WindHewitt$1,000Strong thunderstorms generate gusty winds. Numerous trees and branches were blown down across Interstate 5 near Burbank.
February 2026FloodHewitt-Heavy rain produced significant roadway flooding on Interstate 5 near Lankershim Boulevard.
October 2025Flash FloodHewitt-Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding and significant damage at JCC Production Studio in Sun Valley. Due to significant rainfall, the roof collapsed and water flooded the facility, damaging numerous film equipment and sets.
October 2025Flash FloodHewitt-California Highway Patrol reported flash flooding across Interstate 5 in the community of Burbank. All northbound lanes were completely inundated by the heavy rain.
February 2024Flash FloodHewitt-Flash flooding was reported across Interstate 5 near Lankershim Boulevard.
February 2023Flash FloodHewitt-Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding on Interstate 5 near Lankershim Boulevard near Burbank. A couple of vehicles were stuck in the flooded roadway.
August 2023Flash FloodHewitt-Heavy rain generated flash flooding near the community of Burbank. Several vehicles were stuck in flood waters on Interstate 5 near Lankershim Boulevard.

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
Sun Valley1.6 miles48
North Hollywood2.0 miles44
Vega2.1 miles45
Garnsey2.2 miles45
Kester2.5 miles45
Gemco2.6 miles44
La Paco2.7 miles45
Wahoo (historical)2.9 miles47

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660740. 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.