Springville, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Springville-Johnsondale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93265. It lies near Snail Head. The Survey maps it on the Springville quadrangle. 967 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,024 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1904 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Springville
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
C. A. Elster Buildinglisted 1982
Population over time
2 figuresSpringville grew from 934 to 967 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 934 | |
| 2020 | 967 | +33 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 26 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.
- 1904 USGS Kaweah quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Kaweah quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1937 USGS Kaweah quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Springville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Springville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Springville quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Three Rivers quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
221 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 221 fires within 5 miles of Springville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,084 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 35 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 89 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 66 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Tulare Unit | PLEASANT |
| 6 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Tulare Unit | FRAZIER - F#160 |
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Tulare Unit | ROADRUNNER |
| 5 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | WILSON |
| 30 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | SEBESTIAN |
| 3 September 1998 | Natural | 90 acres | Tulare Unit | YOUNG |
| 3 September 1997 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Tulare Unit | BLACK |
| 28 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Tulare Unit | ROCK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Springville: 7 occurrences, 5 prospects, 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Granite, Manganese, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber No. 2 | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Barber No. 2 | Copper, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Frazier Valley | Asbestos | Unknown | ||
| Springville Borrow Pit | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tompkins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospects | Magnesite | Prospect | ||
| Freitas Claim | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| O'Kelley Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| O'Kelly Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Sequoia Ranch | Uranium | Prospect |
Storms near this place
24 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springville in 24 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 17 flood, 3 wildfire, 2 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1998 | Flood | Springville | 2 killed | In trying to cross the Tule River in the mountains of Tulare County, an elderly couple's car was swept downstream off of a 100-foot low-water crossing. The river was running at a higher than normal level of 5 feet deep due to recent rains in Central California. |
| September 1997 | Wildfire | Springville | $940,000 | Coffee Wildfire was caused from a vehicle fire. It reached a size of 2470 acres within the Sequoia National Forest. |
| April 2006 | Flash Flood | Springville | $125,000 | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Flood | Springville | $5,000 | Road flooding was reported at Highway 190 and Success Valley Drive. |
| December 2025 | Flood | Springville | - | CHP reports flooding on SR 190 near Globe Dr. |
| January 2023 | Debris Flow | Springville | - | Tulare County Sheriffs reported a small rock slide on Pleasant Oak Dr. near the intersection with SR 190. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Springville | - | California Highway Patrol reported Globe Dr. over the Tulare River Bridge in Springville was closed due to flooding. |
| February 2023 | Flood | Springville | - | California Highway Patrol reported near Lake Success on Success Valley Dr. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Springville | - | California Highway Patrol reported eastbound SR 190 flooded west of Pleasant Oak Dr. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Springville | - | Video posted on Twitter showing flooding in Springville. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Springville | - | California Highway Patrol reported Rio Vista Dr. was washed out near Cow Mountain Rd. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Springville | - | California Highway Patrol reported SR 190 flooded at Coffee Camp. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Springville | - | Video posted on Facebook showing Globe Dr. flooded by the Tule River in Springville. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Springville | - | Image shown on Twitter showing the River Island Country Club in Springville flooded. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Springville | - | A social media video was posted of a water rescue on the Tule River in Springville. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Springville | - | California Highway Patrol reported a landslide blocking the eastbound lanes of SR 190 at Pleasant Oak Dr. |
| December 2022 | Flood | Springville | - | California Highway Patrol reported a large rock washed up on the roadway just west of the intersection of SR 190 and Rd. 320. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Springville | - | California Highway Patrol reported flooding at the intersection of State Route 190 and Pleasant Oaks Dr. 4SW Springville. |
| March 2018 | Flood | Springville | - | California Highway Patrol reported Flash Flooding and a mudslide on State Route 190 east of Springville at the Powerhouse Bridge. About 3 feet of water covered the bridge. |
| December 2016 | Flood | Springville | - | California Highway Patrol reported boulders blocking the roadway at Avenue 176 and Road 320 just east of State Route 190 from road flooding. |
| July 2003 | Wildfire | Springville | - | The Frazier Fire was fought by California Division of Forestry and burned 750 acres. Its cause and cost is unknown but no structures were lost nor did any fatalities occur. |
| July 2000 | Wildfire | Springville | - | The Edison wildfire began on July 31st from an unknown cause and was contained the next day (August 1st) after burning 150 acres. No structures were lost and the cost to contain was unreported. |
| June 1998 | Heavy Rain | Springville | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Heavy Rain | Springville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globe | 2.1 miles | 27 | |
| Milo | 6.2 miles | 26 | |
| Soda Springs | 7.0 miles | 27 | |
| Worth | 8.3 miles | 27 | |
| Smith Mill | 8.9 miles | 26 | |
| Wheatons | 9.1 miles | 26 | |
| Alta Vista (historical) | 9.3 miles | 27 | |
| Mountain Home | 9.7 miles | 27 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Springville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2798679 | 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 249828. 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.













