Location and geography
Northridge is 17 square miles (44 km2) in area and is approximately 807 feet (246 m) above sea level. Located within the San Fernando Valley, adjacent neighborhoods with Northridge include Granada Hills, Chatsworth, North Hills, Reseda, Porter Ranch, and Winnetka. Major streets in the area include Roscoe Boulevard, Devonshire Street, Nordhoff Street, Corbin Avenue, Tampa Avenue, and Reseda Boulevard. The Ronald Reagan Freeway (State Route 118) runs along the northern edge of Northridge, and provides access to the rest of the Los Angeles area freeway system. The area code is 818 and zip codes are 91324 through 91330.
History
The community was founded in 1910 as Zelzah station, a Southern Pacific depot town at the Colonel Henry Hubbard & “Bud” Wright Hawk Ranch north of Los Angeles.
Shortly after the Los Angeles City Aqueduct opened in 1913, Henry Hubbard became a member of Aqueduct Board. The following year Zelzah Grammar School opened and citizens formally voted for annexation to the City of Los Angeles and Owens River water rights in 1915. William Mulholland, engineer of the mammoth project, lived nearby and maintained one of many large rancho tracts remaining from the Spanish, Mexican and Californio land grant days.
Zelzah Acres became the name of one of those early housing tracts carved from the former enormous Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando lands joining nearby towns of Chatsworth Park, Lankershim, Owensmouth, San Fernando and Van Nuys. The post office and train depot were renamed North Los Angeles in 1929 and finally Northridge in 1938.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, and according to the Los Angeles Almanac there were 68,469 people and 24,172 households residing in Northridge. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 62.45% White, 14.89% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 5.14% African American, 0.47% Native American, 11.48% from other races, and 5.41% from two or more races. 24.77% of the population were Hispanic of any race.
Median household income in 2000 was $60,108.
In 2009, the Los Angeles Times’s “Mapping L.A.” project supplied these Northridge neighborhood statistics: population: 57,561; median household income: $67,906.
Points of interest
- CSUN Botanic Garden
- California State University, Northridge - CSUN.
- Donald E. Bianchi Planetarium at CSUN
- Faith Bible Church, Northridge, California, built in 1917, is the oldest church in Northridge
- Northridge Fashion Center, Regional shopping mall.
- Northridge Hospital Medical Center
- Studio 606 West, the recording studio of rock band Foo Fighters
- Balboa Magnet School, one of the top elementary schools in the area.
- Alfred B. Nobel Middle School, the top middle school in LAUSD.
Government and infrastructure
Local government
Los Angeles Fire Department Station 70 (Northridge) and Station 103 (Northridge/CSUN) serve the community.
Los Angeles Police Department operates two police stations that serve Northridge :
- Devonshire Community Police Station serves residents north of Roscoe Boulevard .
- West Valley Community Police Station serves residents south of Roscoe Boulevard .
County, state, and federal representation
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Pacoima Health Center in Pacoima, serving Northridge.
The United States Postal Service Northridge Post Office is located at 9534 Reseda Boulevard.
The U.S. Census Bureau operates the Los Angeles Regional Census Center in Chatsworth, adjacent to Northridge.
Education
Children attend public schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Public middle schools include Alfred B. Nobel Middle School, Oliver Wendell Holmes International Middle School, Northridge Middle School, and William Mulholland Middle School.
Public high schools serving Northridge include Northridge Academy High School in Northridge, Monroe High School in North Hills, Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, Reseda High School and Grover Cleveland High School in Reseda, John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, various LAUSD magnet schools, and Granada Hills Charter High School.
Community colleges that serve the area include Los Angeles Valley College, Pierce College, and Los Angeles Mission College. They are part of the nine campus Los Angeles Community College District.
West Valley Occupational Center provides learning opportunities and employment training to adults and in-and out-of-school youth.
California State University, Northridge, part of the CSU system, offers bachelors and masters degrees in a number of disciplines.
The area is also served by several private and parochial schools, including Chatsworth Hills Academy, L.A. Baptist, Our Lady of Lourdes, and Chaminade.
Parks and recreation
The Northridge Recreation Center is located in Northridge. It has an indoor gymnasium, without weights, which may also be used as an auditorium. Its capacity is 400. The park also has barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, lighted indoor basketball courts, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children’s play area, a community room, picnic tables, a lighted soccer (football) field, and lighted tennis courts. The Northridge Pool, on the recreation center grounds, is an outdoor heated seasonal pool. Northridge Park is also home to the Northridge Knights football, Mascot, and Cheer youth teams. These teams are members of the non-profit Northridge Athletic Club, which has provided children ages 6 – 14 and parents the opportunity to participate in local organized sports for over 40 years. In addition, the park also offers young children and teens summer camp programs which include outdoor athletic, art, and swimming activities. Campers take part in weekly field trips to places like Six Flags Magic Mountain, Disneyland, Los Angeles Zoo, Zuma Beach, and Universal Studios.
Dearborn Park is located in Northridge. The unstaffed, unlocked park has lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children’s play area, picnic tables, and lighted tennis courts. Vanalden Park, an unstaffed pocket park, has a horseshoe pit, a jogging path, and picnic tables.
Famous residents
- David Draiman, lead singer of the band Disturbed (moved to Chicago in 2006)
- Patty Andrews, The Andrews Sisters
- Jack Cassel, pitcher for the Houston Astros
- Matt Cassel, quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Lori Beth Denberg, actress, (cheerleader in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story & cast member in All That)
- Jarron Collins, Utah Jazz Center (went to school at Sierra Canyon in Chatsworth)
- Jason Collins, Memphis Grizzlies Center (went to school at Sierra Canyon in Chatsworth)
- Jim Davis (actor), actor on Dallas
- Jenilee Harrison, actress on Three’s Company
- Josh Klinghoffer, musician
- Alphonse Mouzon, jazz musician, Composer
- Nancy Cartwright, voice of Bart Simpson
- Jeffrey Osborne, musician
- John H. Meier, former business adviser to Howard Hughes, involved with Watergate
- Alvy Moore, actor Green Acres
- Vicki Peterson, rock band The Bangles
- Debbi Peterson, rock band The Bangles
- Richard Pryor, the comedian lived here during his infamous burn injury as a result of freebasing cocaine
- Brian Vranesh, professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour
- Arianne Zucker, actress Days of Our Lives
- Jackie Earle Haley, actor Bad News Bears, Watchmen
- Cynthia Esser, entrepreneur, technician to the stars Pink Cheeks Skin Care Salon
- Cortney Lofton, musician, sculpture, building contractor Lofton Contracting Inc.
- Lane Smith, actor
- Danny Worth, infielder, Detroit Tigers
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$619,000 : 17003 Knapp Street, Northridge4 beds, 1 full, 2 part baths
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$669,000 : 9226 Balcom Avenue, Northridge5 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
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$725,000 : 18932 Olympia Street, Northridge5 beds, 3 full baths
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$529,900 : 9431 Encino Avenue, Northridge4 beds, 3 full baths
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$639,000 : 11725 La Tierra Court, Northridge4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$669,900 : 10046 Heatherglen Court, Northridge4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
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$618,950 : 17250 Prairie Street, Northridge4 beds, 1 full, 2 part baths
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$525,000 : 19230 Halsted Street, Northridge4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$799,000 : 18348 Chatham Lane, Northridge5 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
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$699,000 : 19452 Pine Valley Avenue, Northridge5 beds, 3 full baths
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$599,000 : 19111 Castlebay Lane, Northridge4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$589,000 : 11018 Nestle Avenue, Northridge5 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$950,000 : 9813 ALDEA AVE, Northridge5 beds, 5.0 baths
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$674,950 : 17337 Lassen Street, Northridge6 beds, 4 full baths
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$525,000 : 11473 Viking Avenue, Northridge5 beds, 3 full baths
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$619,000 : 11541 SASSARI LN, Northridge4 beds, 3.0 baths
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$569,900 : 20652 Pesaro Way, Northridge3 beds, 3 full baths
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$849,000 : 9344 Texhoma Avenue, Northridge5 beds, 2 full, 4 part baths
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$1,070,000 : 18729 Hillsboro Road, Northridge5 beds, 5 full, 2 part baths
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$749,999 : 11001 Belmar Avenue, Northridge5 beds, 3 full baths
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$595,000 : 8837 Oak Park Avenue, Northridge4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$779,000 : 18783 Fairfield Road, Northridge4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
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$779,000 : 9913 Tunney Avenue, Northridge6 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
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$550,000 : 18041 Acre Street, Northridge4 beds, 3 full baths
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$559,950 : 9300 Beckford Avenue, Northridge4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$540,000 : 9231 White Oak Avenue, Northridge3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$1,045,000 : 10145 Vanalden Avenue, Northridge5 beds, 5 full baths
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$559,000 : 11954 Beaufait Avenue, Northridge4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$609,000 : 19020 Kinbrace Street, Northridge5 beds, 1 full, 2 part baths
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$699,950 : 19367 Winged Foot Circle, Northridge4 beds, 3 full baths
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$528,800 : 12036 Falcon Ridge Way, Northridge3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$575,000 : 19301 Lemarsh Street, Northridge4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$569,000 : 18607 Daisy Place, Northridge3 beds, 3 full baths
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$788,000 : 11335 Verdi Lane, Northridge4 beds, 5 full baths
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$735,000 : 20661 Campania Lane, Northridge4 beds, 3 full baths
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$629,000 : 18286 Ankara Court, Northridge4 beds, 3 full baths
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$619,000 : 17332 SUPERIOR ST, Northridge5 beds, 3.0 baths
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$549,500 : 18884 Dylan Street, Northridge5 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$574,000 : 18569 Brymer Street, Northridge4 beds, 2 full, 2 part baths
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$690,000 : 18145 Kinzie Street, Northridge4 beds, 3 full baths
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$643,800 : 9325 Balcom Avenue, Northridge5 beds, 3 full baths
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$869,000 : 18418 Hastings Way, Northridge4 beds, 4 full baths
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$529,000 : 17921 Parthenia St, Northridge3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$999,900 : 10031 Sylvia Avenue, Northridge5 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
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$689,000 : 17525 Community Street, Northridge4 beds, 3 full baths
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$699,900 : 11767 Chimineas Avenue, Northridge5 beds, 5 full baths
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$535,000 : 11425 Vineland Court, Northridge4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$634,000 : 11945 Calle Vista Court, Northridge4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$569,000 : 18624 Roscoe Boulevard, Northridge5 beds, 3 full baths
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$850,000 : 20327 Via Sansovino, Northridge5 beds, 6 full baths
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