Leucadia, California
50 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92024. The Survey maps it on the Encinitas quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1893 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 50 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.
- 1893 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1898 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1901 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1901 USGS San Luis Rey quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Encinitas quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Encinitas quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Encinitas quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1982 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Encinitas quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
41 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Leucadia between 1993 and 2020, burning about 923 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 18 August 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | San Diego Unit | FORTUNA |
| 16 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 11 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 8 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 29 July 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | MT. WHITNEY |
| 25 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | DEL RIO |
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 Leucadia: 6 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Salt Co. | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Evans Point Deposit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Kelly Ranch Mine | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Moonlight Beach Deposit | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Ponto Beach Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ponto Beach Deposit Abizaid | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gladding Mcbean & Co. Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Huchting Ranch Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Kelly Ranch Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
3 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leucadia in 3 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2004 | Flash Flood | Leucadia | $20,000 | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leucadia | $1,000 | A large tree was downed, resulting in a power outage. |
| November 2025 | Flood | Leucadia | - | Trained spotter reported at least 4-5 inches of water covering North Vulcan Ave, north of Leucadia Boulevard. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encinitas | 2.2 miles | 50 | |
| La Costa | 2.5 miles | 50 | |
| Cardiff-by-the-Sea | 3.4 miles | 50 | |
| Olivenhain | 3.9 miles | 43 | |
| Farr | 4.5 miles | 48 | |
| Solana Beach | 5.6 miles | 22 | |
| Eden Gardens | 6.1 miles | 22 | |
| Rancho Santa Fe | 6.3 miles | 43 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656562. 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.
















