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What's near homes in Palmdale, CA
About 49,280 homes (2020 Census) in this city. Below is how those homes grade on each hazard, and the official records nearby.
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Overview
Palmdale has about 49,280 homes in Los Angeles County, based on 2020 Census counts. Federal records list 6 Toxics Release Inventory facilities inside the area. 1.7% of homes are in a FEMA high-risk flood zone.
How homes here grade
Share of this area's homes at each grade. Grades compare locations with other California homes (methodology).
Nearby pollution
Flood
Wildfire
Earthquake
Key facts
- 6 Toxics Release Inventory facilities inside the area
- 0 final or proposed Superfund sites in or within 1 mile of the area
- 1 facility with recent formal enforcement or significant violations inside the area
- 1.7% of homes in a FEMA high-risk flood zone
- 16.2% of homes in a CAL FIRE Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone
- 0.8% of homes where the USFS Wildfire Hazard Potential is High or Very High
- Typical USGS chance of potentially damaging earthquake shaking: 99% in 100 years
- Los Angeles County: 74 federal disaster declarations in the last 30 years
Notable facilities and sites
Largest Toxics Release Inventory reporters in the area
- Usaf Plant 42 Site 4 Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (Transportation Equipment): 20,274 lb released on site in 2024
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co (Transportation Equipment): 10,826 lb released on site in 2024
- Holliday Rock-Palmdale (Petroleum): 783 lb released on site in 2024
Nearby places
Desert View Highlands · Littlerock · Sun Village · Acton · Quartz Hill · Lancaster · Leona Valley · Agua Dulce
Sources: EPA TRI, NPL and ECHO; FEMA NFHL and NFIP claims; USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities and Wildfire Hazard Potential; CAL FIRE FHSZ; USGS 2023 NSHM; OpenFEMA disaster declarations; 2020 Census. Details and dates. Areas are Census places, and a home belongs to the area containing its hexagon's center.