Westport, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Laytonville-Leggett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95488. It lies near Switzer Rock. The Survey maps it on the Westport quadrangle. It stands 125 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1921 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 60 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
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1921 USGS Cape Vizcaino quadrangle1:62500
- 1921 USGS Westport quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Cape Vizcaino quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Cape Vizcaino quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Westport quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Covelo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Westport between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,167 acres in total. 2 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 | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | LIGHTNING89 |
| 30 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern California District | WEST |
| 22 September 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.5 acres | Mendocino Unit | HIGH IC |
| 14 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | PORT |
| 30 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | CAHTO |
| 28 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | STAR |
| 25 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | WESTPORT BEACH RV AND CAM |
| 22 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | WAGES |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Westport: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten Mile River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Westport Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Westport in 2 storm reports between 2025 and 2026: 1 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Heavy Rain | Westport | $400 | A slide was reported on hwy 1, 8 miles north northeast of Fort Bragg, CA. Confined to the northbound lane of hwy 1. Lat. 39.56N, Long. -123.77W. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westport | - | Oak tree down across the road at the intersection of Branscomb Road and Highway 1. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeHaven | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Kibesillah | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Newport | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Union Landing | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Hardy | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Rockport | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Inglenook | 7.4 miles | 17 | |
| Branscomb | 8.4 miles | 14 |
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 Westport | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7989573 | 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 1660154. 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.







