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Studio City, California

44 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 91604. It stands on Tujunga Wash. The Survey maps it on the Van Nuys quadrangle.

Studio City 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 Studio City, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Studio City, surveyed 1894

Compare 1894 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

20 surveys from 44 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

71 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Studio City between 1995 and 2020, burning about 321 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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/undetermined36
Smoking13
Equipment and vehicle use9
Arson/incendiarism6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Debris and open burning1

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
30 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
29 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaEAST FIRE
21 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
18 September 1995Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaFRANKLIN
7 August 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 August 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaFRYMAN
26 August 2009Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
23 August 2011Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot 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 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Studio City: 8 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed AditGold, CopperProspect
Mill City QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mission Brick Co. PitClayPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Valley Brick & Supply Co.ClayPast Producer
Blue Diamond Corp. - Roscoe PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Concrete Materials Co. Pit/PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Forest Lawn PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Granite Materials Co.-Tujunga Ave.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hewitt PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Los Angeles County

Storms near this place

4 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Studio City in 4 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 2 flash flood, 1 high wind, 1 debris flow. 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
February 2024Flash FloodStudio City-Flash flooding and debris flows forced the evacuation of several homes in the Hollywood Hills.
February 2024Debris FlowStudio City-A significant debris flow, over 1 foot of mud, was reported on Coldwater Canyon Road between Mulholland Drive and Sunset Boulevard.
January 2008Flash FloodStudio City-California Highway Patrol reported heavy rain and flash flooding south of Studio City in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains. Reports indicated flash flooding and mud flows completely blocking Coldwater Canyon Road at Mulholland Drive.
March 2002High WindStudio City-no account filed

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
Garnsey1.4 miles45
North Hollywood1.9 miles44
Kester2.3 miles45
Universal City2.4 miles45
La Paco2.4 miles45
Sherman Oaks2.8 miles45
Magnolia Park2.9 miles45
McNeil3.0 miles45

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661516. 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.