Welcome to Van Nuys ...

Van Nuys is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

Van Nuys was established in 1911.

Van Nuys is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Van Nuys: (818) and (747)<3>

The ZIP codes for Van Nuys: 91388, 91401, 91404-91411, 91470, 91482, 91496-91497, 91499<4>

Communities Also Named Van Nuys ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Van Nuys - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Van Nuys ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <5>
• Santa Clarita
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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>
• Pasadena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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  • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <5>
• Simi Valley
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Inglewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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>
• Hawthorne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <5>
• Alhambra
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
  • Alhambra is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alhambra <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 Van Nuys. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Van Nuys.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Van Nuys. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Van Nuys.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Nuys ...

Looking for more information about Van Nuys? 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 Van Nuys, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Van Nuys.

Adding Van Nuys to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Van Nuys post office opened in 1911.

We also found Van Nuys mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Nuys.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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