BlockRico, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Holtville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92250. The Survey maps it on the Holtville West quadrangle. It lies 20 feet below sea level.
Then and now
1907 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 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.
- 1907 USGS Holtville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Alamorio quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Alamorio quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Holtville West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Holtville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Rico between 2005 and 2013, burning about 117 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 2 July 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 13 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 June 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 8 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 May 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 21 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 15 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | San Diego Unit | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rico in 1 storm report in 2025: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rico | $400,000 | Five power poles were reported down along SR-115 near Evan Hewes Highway. Additionally, the Imperial Irrigation District reported approximately 50 power poles were down west of Holtville. In Holtville, two homes were reported to be damaged after trees were blown over onto the structures. The tree at one of the homes also destroyed a vehicle. No injuries were reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holtville | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Meloland | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Watermans Corner | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Fuller | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Perrys Corner | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Date City | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Anza | 5.4 miles | 22 | |
| Sandia | 5.5 miles | 21 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q7332244 | 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 1661310. 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.
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.