VALLEY VILLAGE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

'Valley Village' is a district located in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, north of Studio City and west of North Hollywood. Approximately 22,000 residents live within the boundaries of Valley Village, which consists mostly of single family homes and small shops and businesses. Valley Village has a significant Jewish population. The Valley Village Post Office encompasses some, but not all, of the zip codes 91607, 91601 and 91602.
The community of Valley Village was first formed in 1939. It was originally considered part of North Hollywood, although it was more upscale than most of North Hollywood. It the 1990s, Valley Village was officially recognized as a separate community by the Los Angeles City Council.

Contents
Neighborhood Council
Education
Demographics
Trivia
External links

Neighborhood Council


The interests of the residents of Valley Village are represented by a citizen advisory board known as the Neighborhood Council Valley Village (NCVV), which functions as a conduit or bridge between City Hall and Valley Village. Neighborhood Council Valley Village consists of 15 board members elected by the Stakeholders. In order to give a voice to every segment of the community the board is elected from qualified representatives as follows: Three residential homeowners, three residential renters, three business owners/representatives, one educational community, one faith-based community, one community-based senior organization, one community-based service organization, one community-based cultural organization, and one at-large representative.

Education


Residents of the neighborhood attend school in the Los Angeles Unified School District [1]. Some residents are zoned to Colfax Elementary School, while others are zoned to Burbank Elementary School. All residents are zoned to Walter Reed Middle School and North Hollywood High School.

Demographics


In the year 2000, there were a reported 16, 100 people. 75.05% White, 6.46% Black, 5.01% Asian, 8.52% of Another Race, and 18.39% Hispanic/Latino.

Trivia


All of the main characters of the Comedy Central television series "The Sarah Silverman Program" live in Valley Village, California, which is portrayed as an autonomous city within the show.
Self-proclaimed "Queen Of The Internet", MySpace celebrity Jeffree Star is a resident of Valley Village.

External links



Neighborhood Council of Valley Village

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