West Hills, Los Angeles

West Hills, Los Angeles is a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.[2][3] The percentage of residents aged 35 and older is among the highest in Los Angeles County.[4]

West Hills
Neighborhood of Los Angeles
Escorpión Peak (aka: Castle Peak) (1,475 feet/450 m)—east face view from West Hills.
Escorpión Peak (aka: Castle Peak) (1,475 feet/450 m)—east face view from West Hills.
West Hills as delineated by the Los Angeles Times
West Hills as delineated by the Los Angeles Times
West Hills is located in San Fernando Valley
West Hills
West Hills
Location within Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley
Coordinates: 34.204°N 118.629°W / 34.204; -118.629
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
CityLos Angeles
Owensmouth1912
Canoga Park1930
West Hills1987
Area
 • Total8.53 sq mi (22 km2)
Elevation
900 ft (274 m)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total41,426
 • Density4,551/sq mi (1,757/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7
ZIP code
91304 & 91307
Area code818 & 747

Notable residents
  • Blake Gailen (born 1985) – American-Israeli baseball player[5][6]
  • Jesse James Hollywood – convicted of kidnapping and murder[7]
  • Francis Lederer — actor, early film star, civic leader
  • Miguel Leonis — 19th century owner of Rancho El Escorpión
  • Nicholas Markowitz — victim in Jesse James Hollywood kidnapping-murder case
  • Bob Miller (sports announcer) — play-by-play broadcaster
  • Christopher Mintz-Plasse — actor
  • Daniella Monet — actress
  • Daniel Olivas — author, book critic, attorney
  • Kevin Pillar — professional baseball outfielder[8]
  • Mark Saul — actor
  • America Ferrera — actress
  • Frank Kelly Freas — science fiction illustrator

References
  1. "LAtimes.com/Mapping-L.A. neighborhoods/West Hills . accessed 8.18.2011". Archived from the original on 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  2. Median household income is "high for the city of Los Angeles and high for the county." "Mapping L.A.," Los Angeles Times.
  3. "San Fernando Valley," Mapping L.A.
  4. "Los Angeles Times - Page unavailable in your region".
  5. Blake Gailen Bio Archived 2018-01-28 at the Wayback Machine, UNLVRebels.com
  6. "Obituaries-Charlene Gailen", Glendale News-Press, July 7, 2006.
  7. "Middle-class Valley suburb unlikely breeding ground for a killer". Los Angeles Daily News. July 13, 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009.
  8. "Kevin Pillar Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

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