Welcome to Northridge ...

Northridge is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

Northridge was established in 1910.

Northridge is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Northridge: (818) & (747)<3>

The ZIP codes for Northridge: 91324-91330<4>

Communities Also Named Northridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Northridge - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia (2), Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Texas, Utah and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Northridge.

Communities near Northridge ...

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

• Santa Clarita
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clarita
  • Santa Clarita is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clarita <5>
• Glendale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
  • Former name for Glendale:
  • Tropico
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <5>
• Thousand Oaks
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simi Valley
  • 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>
• Burbank
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
  • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <5>
• Santa Monica
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Monica
  • 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>
• Culver City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver City
  • Culver City is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culver City <5>
• West Hollywood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hollywood
  • West Hollywood is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Hollywood <5>
• Beverly Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
  • 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>
• San Fernando
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Fernando
  • San Fernando is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Fernando <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 Northridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Northridge. 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 Northridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Northridge. See our Newspapers Page for Northridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northridge ...

Looking for more information about Northridge? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Northridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Northridge.

Adding Northridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Northridge 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 Northridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Northridge post office opened in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northridge. 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/