Lynwood Hills, 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 91910. It lies near Rice Canyon. 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
429 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 429 fires within 5 miles of Lynwood Hills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,690 acres in total. None started naturally. 68 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 | 264 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 68 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego National Wildlife Refuge | BONITA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Lynwood Hills: 18 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Clay, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Stone Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| San Diego Stone Co.Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Mosto Ranch Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| National Brick Company | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Otay Bentonite Deposit | Bentonite | Past Producer | Bentonite | |
| Standard Oil Mine | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Chollas Valley Salt Co. | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Chula Vista Evaporators | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Sweetwater Creek | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Beyer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lynwood Hills in 3 storm reports between 2022 and 2024: 2 flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynwood Hills | $20,000 | An eucalyptus tree was blown over and blocked all lanes on Sweetwater Road in Bonita. Wind gusts of 30-35 mph were recorded at the time. Severe trees were downed along I-805 and required emergency clean up by Caltrans. Strong winds from a thunderstorm. |
| March 2024 | Flood | Lynwood Hills | - | CalTrans report of flooding at the Bonita Road offramp on I-805 North. |
| March 2022 | Flood | Lynwood Hills | - | Offramp at I-805 and Bonita Road completely flooded and vehicles were stopped before the water. Sweetwater River drainage area. 0.75 inch in 1 hour and 1.3 inches in 3 hours observed. 0.71 inch observed at Brown Field from 9 to 10 PM. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Vista | 0.9 miles | 32 | |
| Bonita | 1.4 miles | 32 | |
| Chula Vista | 1.8 miles | 32 | |
| Lincoln Acres | 1.9 miles | 32 | |
| Rancho del Rey | 2.0 miles | 32 | |
| Paradise Hills | 2.3 miles | 32 | |
| Castle Park | 2.6 miles | 32 | |
| Sunnyside | 2.7 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660966. 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.











