Salvador, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Napa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94558. The Survey maps it on the Napa quadrangle. It stands 82 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1902 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 81 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
10 surveys from 25 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.
- 1902 USGS Napa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Sonoma quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Napa quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1951 USGS Sonoma quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Napa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
554 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 554 fires within 5 miles of Salvador between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,134 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 28 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 | 296 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 121 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Smoking | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | VETS HOME YOUNTVILLE |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | PINE |
| 8 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HENSLEY |
| 8 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HOFFMAN |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | THOMPSON AV NAPA |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | THOMPSON AV NAPA 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Salvador: 9 producers, 8 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Pumice, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksons Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Juarez Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Basalt Rock Co | Clay | Producer | ||
| Basalt Rock Co | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Basalt Rock Co | Clay | Producer | ||
| Juarez Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Basalt Rock Co | Diatomite | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Basalt Rock Co. | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Basalt Rock Co. Quarry, Possibly | Diatomite | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
12 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Salvador in 12 storm reports between 2017 and 2026: 6 debris flow, 5 flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Flood | Salvador | $10 | The southbound lane of Big Ranch Road at Oak Knoll Avenue was washed out, with the northbound lane flooded. |
| January 2026 | Flood | Salvador | - | A mudslide was reported on the 5000 block of Monticello Road (California Route 121). |
| December 2025 | Flood | Salvador | - | Two large boulders blocked the northbound lane on California Highway 121 near Wild Horse Valley Road. |
| January 2019 | Debris Flow | Salvador | - | Slide blocking EB lane and partially WB lane of SR 128 near Markley Cove. |
| January 2019 | Debris Flow | Salvador | - | Mudslide partially blocking EB lane of SR 128 and Wragg Canyon Road. |
| February 2019 | Debris Flow | Salvador | - | Debris flow blocking almost entire roadway Sr-128 at Steele Canyon Rd. |
| February 2019 | Debris Flow | Salvador | - | Mud slide in SB lane of SR 121 and Wooden Valley Rd. |
| February 2019 | Debris Flow | Salvador | - | Five miles of debris in either direction at SR 121 and Wooden Valley Rd. |
| January 2017 | Flood | Salvador | - | Big Ranch Road completely under water at Salvador Ave. |
| February 2017 | Debris Flow | Salvador | - | Rocks blocking roadway Atlas Peak Rd near Westgate Dr. |
| February 2017 | Flash Flood | Salvador | - | Milliken Creek at Atlas Peak Rd gauge above flood stage. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Salvador | - | Up to 1.5 feet of standing water on north side AKA WB side of the road 2200 Oak Knoll Ave. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Knoll | 1.4 miles | 25 | |
| Union | 1.5 miles | 25 | |
| Vichy Springs | 3.2 miles | 25 | |
| Napa | 3.5 miles | 25 | |
| Napa Abajo | 3.8 miles | 25 | |
| Napa Soda Springs | 4.1 miles | 25 | |
| Yountville | 4.7 miles | 25 | |
| Imola | 4.8 miles | 25 |
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 Q7406358 | 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 1659574. 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.









