Lincoln Acres, California
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91950. It lies near Paradise Valley. The Survey maps it on the National City quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1904 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 32 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.
- 1904 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1930 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS National City quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS National City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS National City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS National City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
472 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 472 fires within 5 miles of Lincoln Acres between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,505 acres in total. None started naturally. 87 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 | 290 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 87 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 26 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Lincoln Acres: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Brick Company | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| San Diego Stone Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| San Diego Stone Co.Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Chollas Valley Salt Co. | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Sweetwater Creek | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Sierra Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sweetwater Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Woodward Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lincoln Acres in 3 storm reports between 2020 and 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Flash Flood | Lincoln Acres | - | A vehicle was stuck in water at the on-ramp of I-5 North and 28th Street in National City, persons were trapped inside. Rainfall rates in at the time of report were 1.30 inches per hour.||Northbound I-15 at Main Street was fully closed around 1:30 PM due to flooding, and drivers were at a standstill in the flooded roadways. |
| September 2021 | Flood | Lincoln Acres | - | All four lanes flooded I-15 South at Civic Center. Blocked storm drain. |
| December 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln Acres | - | NBC 7 media reports large palm tree top snapped off and damage to the roof of an Amazon warehouse. A line of thunderstorms moved through this area 7 to 8 pm Monday the 28th. Heavy rain and wind microburst likely caused damage. photos provided on nbc7. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Hills | 1.1 miles | 32 | |
| National City | 1.6 miles | 32 | |
| Sunny Vista | 1.6 miles | 32 | |
| Shelltown | 1.9 miles | 32 | |
| Lynwood Hills | 1.9 miles | 32 | |
| Chula Vista | 2.0 miles | 32 | |
| South Bay Terraces | 2.1 miles | 32 | |
| South Encantato | 2.3 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660914. 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.











