Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min5:42 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min6:55 am – 4:48 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 65°FColdest month December: highs 67°F, lows 45°F13 in of rain a year, on about 19 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare77 days above 90°F, 1 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Van Nuys Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Getty Ctr
Nearby landmarksPepperdine University - Encino Graduate Campuscollege · under a mileAmerican Jewish Universitycollege · 1.8 miSan Vicente Mountainpeak · 1.9 miEncino Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miUpper Stone Canyon Reservoirreservoir · 2.8 miMusch Ranch Hike-Incampground · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLos Encinos State Historic Parkstate historic site · under a mileSepulveda Pass Open Spacestate recreation area · 2.0 mi · 153 acresLibbit Parkpark · under a mileTopanga State Parkstate park · 3.6 mi · 11,427 acresEmpanada Placepark · 1.2 miHilton Open Spacestate recreation area · 3.1 mi · 96 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,529 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970214 of magnitude 4+, 26 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.7 on 17 Jan 19945 mi away, Northridge, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202625 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighLos Angeles County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Very HighRiver flooding Very HighWildfire Very HighLightning Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality11% of days had good air in 202539 of 365 days measured228 moderate, 66 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 32 unhealthy daysMedian index 74, worst day 201main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Los Angeles County monitors, CA
Drinking waterRiviera Terrace Tcserves 435 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation905 ft276 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEncino Hospital Medical Centerunder a milePost officeBalboa Van Nuys Post Officeunder a mileTown hallVan Nuys City Hall3.4 miPoliceVan Nuys Community Police Station3.5 miFire stationLos Angeles Fire Department Station 831.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools7 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 6 otherElementaryLanai Road Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighLos Angeles Hebrew High Schoolunder a mileElementaryValley Beth Shalom Day Schoolunder a mileCollegePepperdine University - Encino Graduate Campusunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR8.4 miInterstateI-4051.2 miUS highwayUS 1011.1 miAmtrakVan Nuys, CA VNC4.9 miRailVan NuysMetrolink4.9 miCoachVan NuysAmtrak Chartered Vehicle4.9 miTransit22 stops within a mileMetro, LADOT TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 91416 ZIP area.
