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Sepulveda, California

45 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 91201. It lies near San Fernando Valley. The Survey maps it on the Burbank quadrangle.

Sepulveda within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1894 to 1979

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Sepulveda, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Sepulveda, surveyed 1894

Compare 1894 against another survey:

On record in Sepulveda

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 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

19 surveys from 45 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

108 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Sepulveda between 1999 and 2020, burning about 2,443 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined72
Equipment and vehicle use14
Smoking11
Arson/incendiarism4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Debris and open burning2
Natural1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2009Smoking1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2005Fireworks18 acresAngeles National ForestCABRINI
29 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,012 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestLOWELL
21 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
18 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
18 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Sepulveda: 7 past producers, 5 prospects, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, Graphite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ross DepositGraniteOccurrence
Unnamed AditGold, CopperProspect
Unnamed Calcite OccurrenceCalciumProspect
CahuengaGoldProspect
Verdugo Canyon DepositGraphiteProspect
Verdugo Mountain DepositGraphitePast Producer
Brush Canyon QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Los Angeles Park Dept. QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mill City QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown

Every working recorded in Los Angeles County

Storms near this place

2 since 2023

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sepulveda in 2 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2025Flash FloodSepulveda-Flash flooding was reported at the intersection of Haskell Avenue and Chatsworth Street.
August 2023Flash FloodSepulveda-Heavy rain generated flash flooding in the community of San Fernando. On Interstate 405, numerous vehicles were stranded in the flooded roadway.

Every storm recorded in Los Angeles County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
North Glendale1.0 miles45
West Glendale1.0 miles45
Burbank1.9 miles45
Glendale2.0 miles45
Burbank Junction2.5 miles45
Adams Square2.9 miles48
Atwater3.4 miles43
Magnolia Park3.4 miles45

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661421. 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.