Valencia | |
|---|---|
 Former welcome sign | |
| Nickname: Awesometown[1] | |
  Valencia Position in the Santa Clarita Valley  Valencia Valencia (the Los Angeles metropolitan area)  Valencia Valencia (California) | |
| Coordinates: 34°25′N 118°34′W / 34.42°N 118.56°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  Los Angeles |
| City |  Santa Clarita |
| Elevation | 1,125 ft (343 m) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 63,070[2] |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 91354, 91355, 91385 |
| Area code | 661 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1661608 |
| Website | https://santaclarita.gov/ |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valencia, Santa Clarita, California | |
Valencia is a neighborhood in Santa Clarita located within Los Angeles County, California. It is one of the four unincorporated communities (along with Saugus, Newhall, and Canyon Country) that merged to create the city of Santa Clarita in 1987.[4] It is situated in the western part of Santa Clarita, stretching from Lyons Avenue to the south (on the border with Newhall) to north of Copper Hill Drive, and from Interstate 5 east to Bouquet Canyon and Seco Canyon Roads.[5] Valencia was founded as a master-planned community with the first development, Old Orchard I, built on Lyons Avenue behind Old Orchard Elementary School.[6]
- ^ "'Awesometown' ad campaign spurs buzz for Valencia". Los Angeles Times. September 23, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "Total Population". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- ^ elevation.maplogs.com (McBean Parkway and Magic Mountain Parkway)
- ^ Boston, John; Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society (2009). Santa Clarita Valley. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 9780738569383. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ "Santa Clarita neighborhoods". Google My Maps.
- ^ "Welcome Members". portal.ipsmanage.com.