North Hills is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley, originally an agricultural community called Mission Acres, developed into the postwar suburb of Sepulveda, and renamed North Hills in 1991. A working- and middle-class Valley residential neighborhood, majority-renter.
About 53,000 residents, median age 35, majority renters — a working- and middle-class family neighborhood in the central Valley.
Primarily residential, with local retail along Sepulveda Boulevard and Nordhoff Street. The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System's Sepulveda campus, built in 1955, is a major institutional anchor. Galpin Ford, one of the largest Ford dealerships in the country, has operated here since 1966.
Bus-served, near the Metro G Line (formerly Orange Line) corridor that runs through the central San Fernando Valley between Chatsworth and North Hollywood.
LAUSD, including James Monroe High School and Francisco Sepulveda Middle School (named for the same Sepúlveda family the neighborhood was once named after), plus Mayall Street Elementary and Valley Charter Elementary. Heritage Christian School is a private K-12 option in the neighborhood.
The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System's Sepulveda campus (built 1955 on 160 acres). Galpin Ford, a long-running major auto dealership since 1966. The Los Angeles Public Library's Mid-Valley Regional Branch, one of the largest library branches in the San Fernando Valley.
Mid-Valley Regional Branch Library serves as a significant community resource beyond its library function, one of the larger branches in the San Fernando Valley.
A quiet, residential Valley character without a single defining commercial corridor; local retail and dining cluster along Sepulveda Boulevard and Nordhoff Street.
Originally an agricultural community called Mission Acres. Postwar suburban development renamed it Sepulveda, after the prominent Sepúlveda family of Californio-era California. Residents voted to rename the neighborhood North Hills in 1991, seeking a distinct identity from the Sepulveda name's association with other Valley landmarks and institutions.
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