Northridge, Los Angeles

Northridge
Northridge is located in San Fernando Valley
Northridge
Northridge
Location within Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley
Northridge is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Northridge
Northridge
Northridge (the Los Angeles metropolitan area)
Coordinates: 34°13′41″N 118°32′09″W / 34.22806°N 118.53583°W / 34.22806; -118.53583
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
CityLos Angeles
Named forIts location in the northern parts of Los Angeles
Population
 (2008)
 • Total61,993
ZIP codes
91324–25; 91327–30[1]
Area code(s)818 and 747

Northridge is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles. The community is home to California State University, Northridge, and the Northridge Fashion Center.

Originally named Zelzah by settlers in 1908, the community was renamed North Los Angeles in 1929 but the appellation sometimes caused confusion between North Hollywood and Los Angeles. In 1938, civic leader Carl S. Dentzel decided to rename the community to Northridge Village, which morphed into modern-day Northridge.[2]

The Northridge area can trace its history back to the Tongva people and later to Spanish explorers. It was sold by the Mexican governor Pío Pico to Eulogio de Celis, whose heirs divided it for resale.[3]

  1. ^ "Northridge ZIP Codes". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "A Valley oasis comes of age". Daily News. 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  3. ^ Gordon, Ashley (May 25, 2011). "Northridge". Los Angeles Daily News.