Ocean Park, California
50 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Santa Monica census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90405. The Survey maps it on the Beverly Hills quadrangle.
Then and now
1894 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 101 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 Ocean Park
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 within a mile 8 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Santa Monica Looff HippodromeNational Historic Landmark · listed 1987 · 0.9 miles away
Horatio West Courtlisted 1977 · 0.2 miles away
Parkhurst Buildinglisted 1978 · 0.3 miles away
Club Casa Del Marlisted 2000 · 0.5 miles away
Bay Street Beach Historic Districtlisted 2019 · 0.6 miles away
Venice Branchlisted 1987 · 0.9 miles away- Santa Monica Civic Auditoriumlisted 2024 · 0.6 miles away
- Ellison, Thelisted 2017 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
20 surveys from 50 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
- 1925 USGS Sawtelle quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Sawtelle quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Beverly Hills quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Beverly Hills quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Beverly Hills quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Ocean Park between 2005 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 | 14 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | CALVARY |
| 18 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 16 September 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 15 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | RUSTIC |
| 11 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | ENTRADA |
| 28 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | DEPAUW |
| 28 July 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Ocean Park: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Beach Mining & Dredging Co | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Acme Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gladding-Mcbean-Santa Monica Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Santa Monica Brick Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Simons Brick Co.-Santa Monica Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Western Brick Co. | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Monica | 1.3 miles | 50 | |
| Venice | 1.5 miles | 44 | |
| Sawtelle | 2.2 miles | 50 | |
| Marina del Rey | 2.3 miles | 44 | |
| Machado (historical) | 2.3 miles | 44 | |
| Mar Vista | 2.8 miles | 50 | |
| Culver Garden | 3.0 miles | 44 | |
| Alla | 3.2 miles | 44 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 246804. 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.



















