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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 & 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.

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Van Nuys - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 818 code has been Overlayed with the 747 area code. New phone numbers in the Van Nuys area will be assigned with one of these codes: 818 or 747. As a result, placing a call in the Van Nuys area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Van Nuys). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Van Nuys or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Van Nuys includes: 91388, 91401, 91404, 91405, 91406, 91407, 91408, 91409, 91410, 91470, 91482, 91496 & 91497.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/