Meiners Oaks, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Ojai-Mira Monte census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93023. It lies near Krotona Hill. The Survey maps it on the Matilija quadrangle. 3,911 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 741 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1904 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 91 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
10 surveys from 28 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 Ventura quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1941 USGS Ventura quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Matilija quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Santa Barbara quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1995 USGS Matilija quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
121 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Meiners Oaks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 415 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 63 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | BOAT |
| 5 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | CASITAS |
| 3 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Los Padres National Forest | LABOR |
| 3 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | DAM |
| 26 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ventura County Fire Department | not named |
| 22 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | FARNHAM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Meiners Oaks: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Geothermal, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beer Can No. 12 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Matilija Claims | Limestone, General | Unknown | ||
| Matilija Hot Springs | Geothermal | Past Producer | ||
| Schmidt Ojai Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wheeler Gorge Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wheeler's Hot Springs | Geothermal | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Meiners Oaks in 2 storm reports between 2023 and 2024: 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meiners Oaks | - | Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees on the 100 block of Arnaz street in Ojai. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Meiners Oaks | - | Heavy rain generated flash flooding near the community of Ojai. Numerous rocks were reported across Highway 33. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mira Monte | 1.0 miles | 28 | |
| Matilija | 1.1 miles | 28 | |
| Arbolada | 1.1 miles | 28 | |
| Ojai | 1.9 miles | 27 | |
| Ojala | 2.8 miles | 28 | |
| Matilija Springs | 2.9 miles | 28 | |
| Live Oak Acres | 3.2 miles | 28 | |
| Oak View | 3.4 miles | 28 |
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 Meiners Oaks | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2789372 | 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 1661004. 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.









