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Van Nuys, CA

Van Nuys
Neighborhood of Los Angeles
Valley Municipal Building in Van Nuys
Valley Municipal Building in Van Nuys
Boundaries of Van Nuys as drawn by the Los Angeles Times
Boundaries of Van Nuys as drawn by the Los Angeles Times
Van Nuys is located in San Fernando Valley
Van Nuys
Van Nuys
Location within Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley
Coordinates: 34°11′12.02″N 118°26′55.47″W / 34.1866722°N 118.4487417°W / 34.1866722; -118.4487417
Country United States
State California
County Los Angeles
City Los Angeles
Named for Real estate developer Isaac Newton Van Nuys
Elevation 712 ft (217 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 136,443
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 91401, 91405, 91406, 91409, 91411
Area code(s) 747, 818

Van Nuys /vænˈnz/ is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California.

The town was founded in 1911, and named for Isaac Newton Van Nuys, one of its developers. It was annexed by Los Angeles on May 22, 1915, after completion of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, providing it with the water required for further growth. Van Nuys was the first new stop on the San Fernando Line of the Pacific Electric Railway red cars system, which boosted its early land sales and commercial success.

Van Nuys became the Valley's satellite Los Angeles municipal civic center, with the 1932 Art Deco Valley Municipal Building (Van Nuys City Hall), a visual landmark and Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument starting the present day Government Center complex of government services buildings.

In 1991 Marvin Braude, a member of the Los Angeles City Council, redesignated a 45-block area from being a part of Van Nuys to being a part of Sherman Oaks. This redesignated area included the community of Magnolia Woods. Some area residents had presented a petition and several original deeds that stated "Sherman Oaks" to Braude. They argued that the area was originally a part of Sherman Oaks until the 1960s, when ZIP codes labeling the area as Van Nuys were established.


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