Welcome to Topanga ...

Topanga is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Topanga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Topanga is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Topanga lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Topanga: (310) and (424)<3>

The ZIP code for Topanga: 90290<4>

Communities near Topanga ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Topanga.

• Thousand Oaks
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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  • Thousand Oaks is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thousand Oaks <5>
• Simi Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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  • Simi Valley is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simi Valley <5>
• Inglewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <5>
• Burbank
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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  • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
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• Santa Monica
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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  • Santa Monica is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Monica <5>
• Hawthorne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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  • Hawthorne is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <5>
• Culver City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver City
  • Culver City is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,471 people
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• West Hollywood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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  • West Hollywood is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,111 people
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• Manhattan Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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  • Manhattan Beach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan Beach <5>
• Beverly Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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  • Beverly Hills is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly Hills <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Topanga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Topanga.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Topanga. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Topanga.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Topanga. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Topanga.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Topanga ...

Looking for more information about Topanga? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Topanga, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Topanga.

Adding Topanga to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Topanga in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Topanga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Topanga post office opened in 1908.

We also found Topanga on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Topanga.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Topanga. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/