North Hills, California
44 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the San Fernando Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91343. The Survey maps it on the Van Nuys quadrangle.
Then and now
1894 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1894 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
19 surveys from 44 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.
- 1894 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:62500
- 1896 USGS Santa Monica quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Santa Monica quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1902 USGS Santa Monica quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Santa Monica quadrangle1:62500
- 1921 USGS Santa Monica quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1927 USGS Pacoima quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Van Nuys quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Van Nuys quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Van Nuys quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of North Hills between 1997 and 2020, burning about 253 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 16 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Los Angeles Fire Department | HARVEY DRIVE FIRE |
| 26 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 22 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 2 August 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 26 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 23 July 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 20 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 18 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 77 acres | Los Angeles County Command Center | SEPULVEDA BASIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of North Hills: 12 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Granite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacoima Hill Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Angulo Tile Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mission Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Valley Brick & Supply Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Boulevard Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cooperative Building Materials Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Granite Materials Co. - Wick St. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Rock Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Rock Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Pacoima Rock & Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Forest | 1.7 miles | 38 | |
| Hickson (historical) | 1.7 miles | 38 | |
| Mission Hills | 1.7 miles | 38 | |
| Raymer | 1.8 miles | 44 | |
| Panorama City | 2.0 miles | 44 | |
| Runnymede Poultry Colony (historical) | 2.6 miles | 38 | |
| Northridge | 2.8 miles | 38 | |
| Granada Hills | 2.8 miles | 40 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661422. 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.


















