About Northridge 

Northridge is a community in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California.  

The 1994 Northridge Earthquake is named for the community based on early estimates of the location of the quake's epicenter; however further refinements showed it to be technically in neighboring Reseda. The area was also heavily damaged in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake.  

In 1994, the Northridge Little League Baseball team won the United States Little League Championship game, but lost the World Series game to the international team from Coquivacoa-Maracaibo, Venezuela. Location and GeographyNorthridge is 17 square miles in area and is approximately 807 feet above sea level. Located within the San Fernando Valley, adjacent neighborhoods with Northridge include Granada Hills, Chatsworth, North Hills, Reseda, Porter Ranch, and Winnetka.
Major streets in the area include Roscoe Boulevard, Devonshire Street, Nordhoff Street, Corbin Avenue, Tampa Avenue, and Reseda Boulevard.
The major freeway running through the northern region of the city is the Ronald Reagan Freeway (California State Route 118). The area code is 818 and zip codes are 91324 through 91330 and 91343.
DemographicsThe current population is estimated to be 84,195. Honorary MayorsNancy Cartwright, the actress best known for voicing The Simpsons character Bart Simpson, was named "Honorary Mayor of Northridge" in 2005 by the North Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce. This is a purely honorary position; Northridge is not an incorporated city in its own right and does not have an actual city government. Past "Mayors" include character actor Arthur Hunnicutt.  

Points of interest 

California State University, Northridge (CSUN).  

California State University Northridge Botanical Garden  

Balboa Magnet School, one of the top elementary schools in the area.  

Northridge Fashion Center, a large shopping mall.  

Northridge Hospital Medical Center  

Donald E. Bianchi Planetarium at CSUN [1]  

Emergency servicesFire service 

Los Angeles Fire Department Station 70 (Northridge) and Station 103 (Northridge/CSUN) serve the community.  

Police service 

Los Angeles Police Department operates two police stations that serve Northridge [2]:
Devonshire Community Police Station serves residents north of Roscoe Boulevard http://www.lapdonline.org/devonshire_community_police_station.
West Valley Community Police Station serves residents south of Roscoe Boulevard http://www.lapdonline.org/west_valley_community_police_station.  

Education Residents are zoned to schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, though the local high school, Granada Hills High School became a charter school and is no longer working with LAUSD. 

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