North Hills

North Hills is a mostly residential area, but it is home to a few bars and places to relax and enjoy some drinks. Here you’ll also find the Mission Hills Golf Course, a public 9-hole course, as well as the Los Angeles Public Library Mid-Valley Regional Branch, one of the largest in the San Fernando Valley. Nearby, the Valley Performing Arts Center produces vibrant shows of dance, music, and theatre, and California State University Northridge has many of its own treasures to uncover.

It’s not hard to get outside or get active in North Hills. Dearborn Park offers a playground, picnic area, tennis courts, basketball courts, and walking paths through a scenic green and treed area. North Hills Community Park features basketball courts, soccer fields, a playground, and a walking path with a picnic area. Nearby, the Northridge Recreation Center offers a diverse variety of programs and activities, such as sports clinics, sports leagues, tennis classes, arts and crafts classes, dance, yoga, martial arts, fitness, and more, in addition to fields and courts, a picnic/barbecue area, a playground, and an outdoor pool.

You don’t have to leave the neighborhood to find all the grocery, conveniences, or restaurants you need. In the center of town at Nordhoff Street and Woodley Ave, you’ll find plenty of options, and even more await at the Balboa Nordhoff Shopping Center, the North Hills Shopping Center, and at Sepulveda Boulevard and Nordhoff.

North Hills public school students belong to Los Angeles Unified School District. Schools serving the neighborhood include Gledhill Street Elementary School, Langdon Avenue Elementary School, Mayall Street School, Parthenia Street School, Sepulveda Middle School, Holmes Middle School, and James Monroe High School. Students also enjoy access to numerous private schools, such as Valley Presbyterian Elementary, Heritage Christian, Our Lady of Peace Elementary, Valley High School, North Hills Prep, Centers of Learning, New Generation, Art of Learning Academy, and De La Salle.