Las Palmas, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Fresno census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93727. The Survey maps it on the Clovis quadrangle. It stands 331 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1923 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 59 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
13 surveys from 22 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.
- 1923 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
883 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 883 fires within 5 miles of Las Palmas between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,061 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 98 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 | 561 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 98 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 88 |
| Debris and open burning | 62 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 45 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | WILLOW |
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | FKU 11182 |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | FKU 11600 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Las Palmas in 4 storm reports between 2023 and 2024: 2 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Las Palmas | $1,000 | California Highway Patrol reported a large tree branch in the southbound lane of S. Clovis Ave. near the intersection of E. Butler Ave. |
| February 2023 | Flood | Las Palmas | $1,000 | California Highway Patrol reported a tree downed on the roadway on Butler Ave. west of Clovis Ave. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Las Palmas | $500 | California Highway Patrol reported a large tree branch in the roadway on E. White Ave. near the intersection of N. Villa Ave. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Las Palmas | - | California Highway Patrol reported a tree washed up on on the roadway on N. Manilla Ave. in Fresno. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameo | 0.5 miles | 22 | |
| Sunnyside | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| Granz (historical) | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Bronge (historical) | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Vanris (historical) | 1.3 miles | 22 | |
| Fort Camp (historical) | 1.5 miles | 22 | |
| Tarpey | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Burness | 2.3 miles | 22 |
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 Las Palmas | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6492372 | 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 252719. 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.
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.












