Meyers, California
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the South Lake Tahoe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96150. It stands on Angora Creek. The Survey maps it on the Echo Lake quadrangle. 2,163 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,352 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1889 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1889 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 35 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.
- 1889 USGS Pyramid Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Pyramid Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Pyramid Peak quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Pyramid Peak quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Echo Lake quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Fallen Leaf Lake quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1976 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Echo Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
494 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 494 fires within 5 miles of Meyers between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,274 acres in total. 107 started naturally. 36 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 113 |
| Natural | 107 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 101 |
| Smoking | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
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 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | TRUCKEE |
| 9 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 acres | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | PANARAMA |
| 7 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Meyers: 5 occurrences, 5 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, Stone, Copper, Molybdenum. 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 Rock and Gravel | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Mountain Top | Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Ne Section 3 Prospect | Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Unidentified Workings | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Anderson Pit | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Butler Pit | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Anderson Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Butler Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Gilmore Lake Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Quarry 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
Storms near this place
21 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Meyers in 21 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 18 heavy rain, 2 hail, 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 2017 | Flood | Meyers | $1,000,000 | Heavy rain fell in areas with significant snow berms and blocked storm drains, resulting in substantial flooding to around 50 homes in the Meyers area. Some of the worst flood damage was seen on Nahane Dr and Wailaki St per a KCRA news article. The end time of the flooding is estimated. Damage estimates are also roughly estimated. |
| January 2023 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | COCORAHS Station (CA-ED-20) located 2.0 mi NW of Meyers, CA, reported 24 hour heavy rainfall totals of 8.32 inches during the period from 12/31/22 through 1/1/23. |
| October 2023 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | A mesonet station (RWBC1-Baron) located 1.0 mi WSW of Meyers, CA, reported a total rainfall amount of 0.57 inches. |
| November 2023 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | An ASOS station (KTVL-South Lake Tahoe Airport) located 3.0 mi N of Meyers, CA, reported a total rainfall amount of 0.68 inches. |
| November 2023 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | A mesonet station (FW7537-Fallen Leaf) located 4.0 mi WNW of Meyers, CA, a mesonet station (RWBC1-Baron) located 1 WSW of Meyers, CA, and a mesonet station (EW3758) located 1.0 mi NNE of Meyers, CA, reported rainfall storm totals of 1.11 inches, 0.93 inches, and 0.67 inches respectively. |
| December 2022 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | COCORAHS Station (CA-ED-20) located 2.0 mi NW of Meyers, CA, reported 24 hour heavy rainfall total of 8.32 inches during the period from 12/31/22 07:00 LST through 1/1/23 07:00 LST. |
| March 2021 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | Periods of heavy rain, with a rain/snow mix at times. 0.88 inches of rainfall. |
| December 2021 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | COCORAHS station (CA-ED-20) located 4.9 mi SW of South Lake Tahoe, CA (or 2.0 mi NW Meyers, CA) reported heavy rain amount of 1.8. |
| December 2021 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | Mesonet stations located at various locations around Meyers, CA reported heavy rain amounts ranging 2.0 to 3.0 from Fallen Leaf Lake to Lake Baron, CA. |
| March 2019 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | CoCoRaHS Station CA-ED-20, 1 mile northwest of Meyers reported 1.16 inches of rainfall over a 24 hour period from 27 March 0600 PST to 28 March 0600PST. |
| January 2019 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | Mesonet E3758 1 mile north-northeast of Meyers reported 1.67 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 16 January 0830PST to 17 January 0830PST. Mesonet elevation 6300 feet MSL. |
| December 2019 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | RAWS RWBC1 1 mile west-southwest of Meyers reported 2.15 inches of rainfall in a 48-hour period from 6 December 1751PST to 8 December 1751PST at an elevation of 6336 feet MSL. |
| May 2019 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | Mesonet station RWBC1 in Meyers reported 0.81 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 15 May 0551PST to 16 May 0551PST. Mesonet elevation 6336 feet MSL. |
| March 2018 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | Mesonet station RWBC1 near Meyers reported 5.55 inches of storm total rainfall from 20 March 0651PST to 23 March 0651PST. |
| April 2018 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | Trained weather spotter 2 miles northwest of Meyers measured 2.25 inches of rainfall over a 24 hour period from 6 April 1037PST to 7 April 1037PST. |
| October 2018 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | A trained weather spotter located 2 miles northwest of Meyers reported 1 inch of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 3 October 0700PST to 4 October 0700PST. |
| October 2018 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | Mesonet RWBC1 near Meyers (elevation 6336 feet) reported 1.42 inches of rainfall over a 30-hour period from 3 October 0951PST to 4 October 1551PST. |
| October 2018 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | CoCoRaHS station CA-ED-20 1 mile northwest of Meyers reported 1 inch of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 3 October 0600PST to 4 October 0600PST. |
| July 2003 | Heavy Rain | Meyers | - | An inch of rain was measured by an automated weather station. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Meyers | - | Public reported 3/4 inch hail and 1/2 inch rain in 1/2 hour in Meyers, California. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Meyers | - | Public report of 3/4 inch hail in Meyers, California. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Lake | 2.2 miles | 35 | |
| Little Norway | 2.5 miles | 35 | |
| Nebelhorn | 3.3 miles | 35 | |
| Fallen Leaf | 3.7 miles | 35 | |
| Tahoe Valley | 4.0 miles | 35 | |
| Fountain Place | 4.2 miles | 31 | |
| Phillips | 4.3 miles | 35 | |
| Tallac Village | 4.6 miles | 35 |
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 Meyers | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6826467 | 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 1656163. 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.











