Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min5:42 am – 8:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min6:56 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; snow from Northridge Cal State
Nearby landmarksCasa Loma College - Van Nuys Campuscollege · 1.8 miThe King's Universitycollege · 2.5 miEncino Reservoirreservoir · 3.9 miSan Vicente Mountainpeak · 4.9 miStony Pointpeak · 8.3 miLower Van Norman Lakelake · 6.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsVan Nuys Golf Courserecreation area · under a mile · 56 acresAnthony C. Beilenson Parkpark · under a mile · 169 acresLos Encinos State Historic Parkstate historic site · 2.6 miMission Hills Little Leaguerecreation area · 3.6 miAngeles National Forestnational forest · 5.6 mi · 651,780 acresSepulveda Pass Open Spacestate recreation area · 5.2 mi · 153 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,495 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970213 of magnitude 4+, 26 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.7 on 17 Jan 19943 mi away, Northridge, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202628 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 waterLos Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Powerserves 3,875,566 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation746 ft227 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalValley Presbyterian Hospital1.5 miPost officeVan Nuys Post Officeunder a mileTown hallVan Nuys City Hall2.6 miPoliceVan Nuys Community Police Station2.7 miFire stationCity of Los Angeles Fire Department Station 901.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools10 elementary, 1 middle, 4 high, 6 otherSchoolSaint Bridget Of Sweden Schoolunder a mileElementaryBassett Street Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolLake Balboa College Prep Magnetunder a mileCollegeCasa Loma College - Van Nuys Campus1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR7.5 miInterstateI-405under a mileUS highwayUS 1012.0 miAmtrakVan Nuys, CA VNC2.5 miRailVan NuysMetrolink2.5 miCoachVan NuysAmtrak Chartered Vehicle2.5 miTransit78 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 91408 ZIP area.
