Pennsuco, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Kendale Lakes-Tamiami census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33018. The Survey maps it on the Pennsuco quadrangle.
Then and now
1956 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 38 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1956 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1956 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Pennsuco quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Miami quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Pennsuco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Pennsuco quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
122 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Pennsuco between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,135 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SUNSET LAKE 1 ( 06) |
| 16 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 2015 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SKYJACK ( 06 ) |
| 17 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2008 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CEMEX FIRE |
| 14 August 1996 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Pennsuco: 24 producers, 4 past producers, 2 plants. 26 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fec Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| 21st Century Rock and Fill - Number 11 | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Capelletti Brothers - Number 13 | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Fl Rock Ind. Inc.(Golden Prince Quarry) | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Lowell S. Dunn - 58th Street Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Rinker Materials - Rinker Lake Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Ronlee - Ronlee's Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Sunshine Rock - Sunshine Rock Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Tarmac-Florida - Pennsuco Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Union Rock and Sand - Number 1 Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
17 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pennsuco in 17 storm reports between 2005 and 2024: 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 2 flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Lightning | Pennsuco | 1 hurt | A man was struck by lightning at the Miami Motorcross Park northwest of Hialeah. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pennsuco | $80,000 | A high wind gust downed a large ficus tree onto a mobile home completely destroying it. No one was in the home at the time. The mobile home was at Jones Mobile Home Park near the intersection of Krome Avenue and Okeechobee Road. |
| June 2010 | Lightning | Pennsuco | $10,000 | Lightning struck a home in the Doral Isles neighborhood, causing a large fire in the roof. No one inside the home was injured. |
| February 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Pennsuco | - | A brief tornado touched down in Miami-Dade County approximately 4 miles north of the intersection of SW 8th street and Highway 997 (Krome Avenue). A driver reported a tornado crossing Krome Ave via social media. Minor vegetation damage was noted. Time, path length, and path width are estimated by radar and video reports from the public. Maximum wind speed and EF rating are unknown. |
| August 2023 | Flood | Pennsuco | - | Flooding occurred on the Florida Turnpike, near Okeechobee Road/U.S. 27, due to heavy rainfall and poor drainage. A NWS employee reported flooding impacting portions of the southbound lanes. |
| November 2022 | Flood | Pennsuco | - | Street flooding was reported across the city of Doral, mostly causing partial lane closures. Rainfall totals were in the 3 to 4 inch range across the city. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Pennsuco | - | An off-duty NWS employee reported quarter size hail in Hialeah Gardens. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Pennsuco | - | A trained spotter driving on the Florida Turnpike near US 27 reported hail up to the size of quarters. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pennsuco | - | A cluster of thunderstorms had a measured wind gust of 60-mph wind gust/52 knot vis a handheld anemometer just south of the US Highway 27 and Krome Avenue intersection. |
| September 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Pennsuco | - | Multiple reports from the public and photos on social media reported a funnel cloud in northern Miami-Dade County west of US-27. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Pennsuco | - | A trained spotter reported penny-sized hail near the intersection of US 27 and Krome Avenue. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Pennsuco | - | Dime sized hail was reported by an off duty NWS employee in Doral. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Pennsuco | - | Penny-size hail reported at the intersection of Florida Turnpike and Okeechobee Road. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pennsuco | - | An off-duty National Weather Service Employee estimated a wind gust of 60 MPH with a passing squall. Broadcast media also reported 10,000 power outages in Miami-Dade County. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pennsuco | - | A mesonet site in the Everglades recorded a wind gust of 58 MPH. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pennsuco | - | Off-duty NWS employee estimated 60 mph wind gusts in Doral. Downed tree branches and power outages were also reported in the vicinity. |
| September 2005 | Hail | Pennsuco | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hialeah Gardens | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Miami Lakes | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Palm Springs Estates | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Palm Springs | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Medley | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Holiday Acres | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Country Club | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Hialeah Estates | 5.3 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 Pennsuco | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q104857550 | 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 305081. 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.






