Mission Hills | |
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  Mission Hills Location within Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley  Mission Hills Mission Hills (the Los Angeles metropolitan area) | |
| Coordinates: 34°15′26″N 118°28′02″W / 34.25722°N 118.46722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Named for | Mission San Fernando Rey de España |
| Elevation | 913 ft (278 m) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 22,180 |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 91345 |
| Area code(s) | 747 and 818 |
Mission Hills is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, located in the San Fernando Valley.
It is near the northern junction of the Golden State Freeway (I-5) and the San Diego Freeway (I-405). The Ronald Reagan Freeway (SR-118) bisects the community. Mission Hills is at the northern end of the long Sepulveda Boulevard. Other main thoroughfares are San Fernando Mission Boulevard, Woodman Avenue, and Rinaldi, Brand, Chatsworth, Devonshire, and Lassen Streets. The boundaries are roughly Sepulveda Blvd and Interstate 405 to the west, Interstate 5 to the north and east, Van Nuys Boulevard to the southeast, and Lassen Street to the south. The Granada Hills community lies to the west, Sylmar to the north, the city of San Fernando to the northeast, Pacoima to the east, Arleta to the southeast, and Panorama City to the south.
The historical town was Hickson, now is named Mission Hills for the nearby Spanish Mission San Fernando Rey de España (1784). It includes the Andrés Pico Adobe, the second oldest residence still standing in Los Angeles. The San Fernando Mission Cemetery, located a short distance away, is one of the oldest active cemeteries within the San Fernando Valley.
- ^ "Population and Race of Neighborhoods of the City of Los Angeles, California". Los Angeles Almanac. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.