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Lenwood, California

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Barstow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92311. The Survey maps it on the Barstow quadrangle. 3,623 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,277 feet above sea level.

Lenwood within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1932 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 50 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Lenwood, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Lenwood, surveyed 1932

Compare 1932 against another survey:

Population over time

2 figures

Lenwood grew from 3,543 to 3,623 between 2010 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.

YearPeople Change
20103,543
20203,623+80 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 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

59 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Lenwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 38 acres in total. None 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/undetermined31
Equipment and vehicle use10
Arson/incendiarism6
Debris and open burning5
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Railroad operations and maintenance1
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
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
29 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
15 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
14 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 August 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
29 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
25 August 2009Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Lenwood: 13 prospects, 6 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Best Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Nw Barstow DolomiteDolomite, MagnesiteOccurrence
Pacific Coast Mill and Mining Co.Gold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Parker MillTungstenPast Producer
Pink Lady Clay DepositClayProspect
Unnamed ProspectCalciumProspect
Unnamed ProspectPumiceProspect
Unnamed ProspectGold, Barium-Barite, ZincProspect
Unnamed ProspectGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, CopperProspect
Unnamed ProspectGold, Zinc, Lead, SilverProspect

Every working recorded in San Bernardino County

Storms near this place

16 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lenwood in 16 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 9 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 deaths and 2 injuries. 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
September 2025Flash FloodLenwood1 killed, 1 hurt, $10,000Flash flooding on Main Street between Lenwood Road and Sweeten Lane swept away a car, killing a two-year old boy and injuring his father.
September 2004LightningLenwood1 killed, 1 hurtA tow truck driver was in the process of hooking up a winch to a stalled vehicle when lightning struck. The driver of the stalled car was killed and the tow truck driver was taken to the hospital.
August 2014Flash FloodLenwood$200,000One to two feet of water flowed through streets in southwest Barstow. At least five swift water rescues took place, three homes were flooded with water and mud, and a 20-inch sewer line was ruptured. Lenwood Road was washed out in sections between National Trails Highway and the I-15 on ramp, with one vehicle stuck. The intersection of Calico Blvd. and Ghost Town Road was also flooded with a vehicle stuck. Minneola Road was closed from Mitchells Ranch to Valley Center. A two-vehicle crash occurred during the heavy rain, injuring two people (indirect).
August 2011Thunderstorm WindLenwood$40,000Five power poles were blown down, knocking out electricity to about 900 homes.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindLenwood$15,000Winds estimated at 60 mph blew a big rig off Interstate 15 just south of Outlet Center Drive.
October 2010Flash FloodLenwood$5,000Deep water was flowing through the streets, carrying tree limbs and hail with it.
October 2010HailLenwood$2,000Quarter size hail broke windows on at least one house.
July 2024Flash FloodLenwood$1,000Flash flooding was reported at Highway 58 and Community Blvd.
March 2023FloodLenwood$1,000Westbound Main Street was closed.
July 2022Flash FloodLenwood$1,000A vehicle was stuck in flood waters at the intersection of Jasper Rd and Cedar Rd.
December 2016Flash FloodLenwood$1,000The I-15 northbound on ramp from Lenwood Road was flooded with water, mud, and rocks.
July 2015Flash FloodLenwood$1,000Highway 247 was flooded near the I-15 interchange, and the intersection of Birch Road and Jasper Road in Lenwood was flooded.
December 2010Flash FloodLenwood-The intersection of Cedar Road and Jasper Road was flooded, with a vehicle possibly stuck in the water.
December 2010Flash FloodLenwood-Eight to ten inches of water flowed through the intersection of Cedar Road and Jasper Road.
August 2010HailLenwood-A spotter estimated quarter size hail on Interstate 15 just south of Outlet Center Drive.
August 2005HailLenwood-no account filed

Every storm recorded in San Bernardino 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
Grandview0.9 miles21
Barstow Heights2.6 miles18
Hutt2.6 miles21
Mace (historical)2.7 miles21
Barstow4.6 miles21
Irwin Estates5.1 miles21
Johnstons Corner5.2 miles19
North Barstow5.2 miles21

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 LenwoodAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3306212The 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 1660906. 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.