Winnetka, Los Angeles

Winnetka
Winnetka as mapped by the Los Angeles Times
Winnetka as mapped by the Los Angeles Times
Winnetka is located in San Fernando Valley
Winnetka
Winnetka
Location within Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley
Winnetka is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Winnetka
Winnetka
Winnetka (the Los Angeles metropolitan area)
Coordinates: 34°12′30″N 118°34′31″W / 34.20833°N 118.57528°W / 34.20833; -118.57528
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
CityLos Angeles
View of a suburb in Winnetka

Winnetka (/wɪˈnɛtkə/) is a neighborhood in the west-central San Fernando Valley in the city of Los Angeles. It is an ethnically diverse area, both for the city and for Los Angeles County, with a relatively large percentage of Hispanic and Asian people.

Winnetka was founded in 1922 as a small farming community. As of 2018, there are six public and four private schools in the area, a recreation center, two pocket parks and a city-operated child-care center.