Valencia, Santa Clarita, California
Valencia | |
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Former welcome sign | |
| Nickname: Awesometown | |
| Coordinates: 34°25′N 118°34′W / 34.42°N 118.56°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| City | Santa Clarita |
| Elevation | 1,125 ft (343 m) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 63,070 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 91354, 91355, 91385 |
| Area code | 661 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1661608 |
| Website | https://santaclarita.gov/ |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valencia, Santa Clarita, California | |
Valencia is a neighborhood in Santa Clarita located within Los Angeles County, California. It is one of the four unincorporated communities (along with Saugus, Newhall, and Canyon Country) that merged to create the city of Santa Clarita in 1987. It is situated in the western part of Santa Clarita, stretching from Lyons Avenue to the south (on the border with Newhall) to north of Copper Hill Drive, and from Interstate 5 east to Bouquet Canyon and Seco Canyon Roads. Valencia was founded as a master-planned community with the first development, Old Orchard I, built on Lyons Avenue behind Old Orchard Elementary School.