Northridge, Los Angeles

Northridge
Neighborhood of Los Angeles
Northridge Location within Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley Show map of San Fernando Valley Northridge Northridge (the Los Angeles metropolitan area) Show map of the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Coordinates: 34°13′41″N 118°32′09″W / 34.22806°N 118.53583°W / 34.22806; -118.53583
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
City	Los Angeles
Named for	Its location in the northern parts of Los Angeles
Population  (2008)
• Total	61,993
ZIP codes	91324–25; 91327–30[1]
Area code(s)	818 and 747

Northridge is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles. The community is home to California State University, Northridge, and the Northridge Fashion Center.

Originally named Zelzah by settlers in 1908, the community was renamed North Los Angeles in 1929 but the appellation sometimes caused confusion between North Hollywood and Los Angeles. In 1938, civic leader Carl S. Dentzel decided to rename the community to Northridge Village, which morphed into modern-day Northridge.^[2]

The Northridge area can trace its history back to the Tongva people and later to Spanish explorers. It was sold by the Mexican governor Pío Pico to Eulogio de Celis, whose heirs divided it for resale.^[3]