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Encino
Neighborhood of Los Angeles
Encino Commons in Encino, 2010
Encino Commons in Encino, 2010
Encino as mapped by the Los Angeles Times
Encino as mapped by the Los Angeles Times
Encino, Los Angeles is located in San Fernando Valley
Encino, Los Angeles
Encino, Los Angeles
Location in San Fernando Valley
Encino, Los Angeles is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Encino, Los Angeles
Encino, Los Angeles
Location in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Country United States
State California
County Los Angeles
City Los Angeles
Named for Rancho Los Encinos
Elevation
774 ft (235.9 m)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total 53,155
Time zone UTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
91316, 91436

Encino is a neighborhood located in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California. It's known for its tree-lined streets and a mix of homes and businesses.

What's in a Name?

The name Encino comes from the Spanish word for "holm oak." This type of oak tree is also called an evergreen oak. The Spanish name was inspired by the original Tongva language name for the local village, which meant "the place of the oaks."

A Look Back in Time

Vicente de la Ossa
Encino's history began with Rancho Los Encinos, a large farm purchased by Vicente de la Ossa in 1849.
Garnier Building at Rancho Los Encinos
Today, Rancho Los Encinos is a park you can visit, called Los Encinos State Historic Park.

In 1769, Spanish explorers were the first Europeans to explore inland California. They traveled through the Sepulveda Pass and spent two nights at a Tongva village. This village was called Siutcanga, meaning "the place of the oaks." It was located near what is now Los Encinos State Historic Park.

A missionary with the expedition, Fray Juan Crespi, named the valley "The Valley of St. Catherine of Bologna of the Oaks." Over time, only the word "Encino" (meaning "oak") remained.

Later, in 1845, a large farm called Rancho Los Encinos was created. This land used to belong to the Mission San Fernando. The name Encino comes from this historic rancho.

Who Lives in Encino?

In 2022, about 53,155 people lived in Encino. The neighborhood is about 9.5 square miles (24.6 square kilometers) in size.

The average age of people living in Encino is around 42 years old. Many residents are 50 or older.

Most people in Encino are White (80.1%). Other groups include Latinos (8.5%), Asians (4.9%), and Blacks (2.4%). About 32.8% of residents were born outside the United States. Many of these people came from Iran and Russia.

The average household income in Encino is quite high, around $78,529 per year. Most homes (61.6%) are owned by the people who live in them, while 38.4% are rented.

Where is Encino?

Encino is located in the middle of the southern San Fernando Valley. It's also on the northern side of the Santa Monica Mountains.

It shares borders with several other neighborhoods:

Weather in Encino

Climate data for Encino, Los Angeles, California
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 67
(19)		 69
(21)		 71
(22)		 76
(24)		 79
(26)		 86
(30)		 92
(33)		 94
(34)		 90
(32)		 83
(28)		 74
(23)		 68
(20)		 79
(26)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 43
(6)		 44
(7)		 45
(7)		 47
(8)		 51
(11)		 55
(13)		 58
(14)		 59
(15)		 57
(14)		 52
(11)		 45
(7)		 42
(6)		 50
(10)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.96
(101)		 4.28
(109)		 3.51
(89)		 0.83
(21)		 0.28
(7.1)		 0.06
(1.5)		 0.01
(0.25)		 0.17
(4.3)		 0.26
(6.6)		 0.50
(13)		 1.30
(33)		 2.08
(53)		 17.24
(438.75)

Jobs and Businesses

Financial Institutions, Ventura Blvd., Encino
A financial building on Ventura Boulevard in Encino.
Plaza De Oro, Encino 05.31.10
The Plaza de Oro Shopping Center on Ventura Boulevard.

Encino has many jobs in health care, social services, and professional services. These include accounting, financial services, real estate, and legal jobs. There are about 3,800 businesses in Encino. They employ around 27,000 people.

Getting Around

Encino has public transportation options to help people travel.

  • The Balboa Station is part of the Metro G Line.
  • The Encino Park and Ride offers 160 parking spaces. From here, you can take buses to places like Downtown Los Angeles, LAX (the airport), Pasadena, and Thousand Oaks.

Learning in Encino

Many adults in Encino have a four-year college degree or even a master's degree.

Public Schools

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) serves Encino.

  • Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter School (Kindergarten to 8th grade)
  • Encino Charter Elementary School
  • Emelita Street Elementary School
  • Fred E. Lull Special Education Center
  • Lanai Road Elementary School

Encino does not have its own public high schools. Students usually attend Birmingham High School in Lake Balboa or Reseda High School in Reseda.

Private Schools

Crespi Fine Arts Building
Crespi Carmelite High School
  • Sage Academy (elementary)
  • Westmark School
  • Holy Martyrs Armenian High School/Ferrahian
  • Crespi Carmelite High School
  • Our Lady of Grace School (elementary)
  • Los Encinos School (elementary)
  • Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (elementary)
  • Valley Beth Shalom Day School
  • International School of Los Angeles (Lycee International de Los Angeles)

Fun and Games

Encino has many parks and places for recreation.

  • The Los Encinos State Historic Park is 5 acres (2 hectares) large. It has old buildings, a small museum, and picnic areas.
  • The Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area is in Encino. It includes the Woodley Worel/Magnus Cricket Complex for cricket games.
  • You can also find the Encino Golf Course and the Balboa Golf Course here.
  • The Balboa Sports Complex has lighted baseball fields, basketball courts, a children's play area, and tennis courts. It also has an indoor gym.
  • The Sepulveda Basin Off-leash Dog Park is a great place for dogs to run free. It has 6.5 acres (2.6 hectares) for large dogs and a smaller area for small dogs.
  • The Sepulveda Garden Center is a community garden. It has about 16 acres (6.5 hectares) of land with 420 garden plots.

Famous People from Encino

Many well-known people have lived in Encino! Here are just a few:

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Cool Places to Visit

Encino Oak Tree
The stump you see here in 2008 is all that's left of the famous Encino Oak Tree.
  • The Encino Velodrome is an outdoor track for bicycle racing. It has been open since 1961.
  • Los Encinos State Historic Park has old buildings, a small museum, and picnic areas. It's a great place to learn about the area's history.
  • The Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area is a huge park. It has golf courses, tennis courts, soccer fields, baseball fields, and bike paths. There's also a lake surrounded by about 2,000 cherry trees that bloom beautifully in spring.
  • Encino Park was created around 1937. It has a playground, basketball courts, and tennis courts.
  • For over a thousand years, a giant California live oak tree stood in Encino. It was known as the Encino Oak Tree. Some people think Encino was named after this very tree. Sadly, the tree died in 1998 during a big storm. Today, there's a monument to the tree where it once stood, at Ventura Boulevard and Louise Avenue.

Images for kids

  • Encino Hospital Medical Center - 05.31.10

    Encino Hospital Medical Center, Ventura Boulevard

  • Encino Place Shopping Ctr, Los Angeles, CA

    Encino Place, Ventura Boulevard

  • Children's Carousel at Encino Place, Los Angeles

    Children's carousel at Encino Place

  • Coldwell Banker Bldg, Encino, Los Angeles

    Coldwell Banker, Encino Executive Plaza, Ventura Blvd. and Hayvenhurst

  • Statuary, Ventura Boulevard

    Statuary on Ventura Boulevard

  • Lake Balboa

    Lake Balboa, an artificial lake in Encino's Balboa Park

  • Garnier House, Rancho Encino, 1900

    Rancho Los Encinos, part of the town's original namesake, 1900

See also

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