North Hollywood, 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 91601. 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:
On record in North Hollywood
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Topographic sheets covering this place
20 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
- 1926 USGS Burbank quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Burbank quadrangle1:24000
- 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
78 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of North Hollywood between 2000 and 2020, burning about 230 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 48 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Fireworks | 18 acres | Angeles National Forest | CABRINI |
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | EAST FIRE |
| 21 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Angeles National Forest | SUNLAND |
| 12 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of North Hollywood: 19 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferro-Titan | Titanium | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Adit | Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Mission Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Valley Brick & Supply Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Los Angeles Park Dept. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mill City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Arrow Rock Co.-Sun Valley Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Big Tujunga Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Diamond Corp. - Roscoe Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Hollywood in 4 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Flash Flood | North Hollywood | - | Strong thunderstorms produced heavy rain and flash flooding in the city of Los Angeles. At the intersection of Highway 101 and Campo de Cahuenga, significant road flooding was reported. |
| February 2023 | Flash Flood | North Hollywood | - | Heavy rainfall generated flash flooding on Highway 101 near Campo de Cahuenga. All lanes of the 101 experienced significant flooding. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | North Hollywood | - | Heavy rain generated flash flooding near the community of Burbank. Northbound lanes of Highway 170 were flooded. |
| March 2006 | Flash Flood | North Hollywood | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding in the North Hollywood area. California Highway Patrol reported the car pool lane of SR-170 was closed at Riverside Drive due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Paco | 1.1 miles | 45 | |
| Garnsey | 1.2 miles | 45 | |
| McNeil | 1.6 miles | 45 | |
| Magnolia Park | 1.7 miles | 45 | |
| Studio City | 1.9 miles | 44 | |
| Hewitt | 2.0 miles | 44 | |
| Vega | 2.0 miles | 45 | |
| Kester | 2.4 miles | 45 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661116. 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.




















