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Santa Susana, California
CDP
About Santa Susana
Set in the southeastern part of California, Santa Susana is a small unincorporated community.
Santa Susana holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.26 square miles.
📰 Santa Susana News Today
- California Officials Scrambled as Spring Wildfire Neared Former Nuclear Reactor Site, Emails Show Inside Climate News · Aug 12
- Santa Susana Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Boeing wins in Santa Susana cleanup fight while some insist toxins persist The Acorn · Jan 16
- PRESS RELEASE: Boeing accused of discharge violations at Santa Susana Field Laboratory Maven's Notebook · Dec 3
- Wildfire Crews Race to Keep Fierce California Blaze From Former Nuclear Reactor Site Inside Climate News · May 19
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Santa Susana Unique
- The only place in America named Santa Susana — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Simi Valley (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Santa Susana
📍 Aldea at Porter Ranch📍 Auburn Lane Community (Holiday Lights)📍 Chatsworth📍 Deerlake Ranch📍 Devonshire Country Estates📍 Devonshire Highlands📍 Hillcrest at Porter Ranch📍 Lakeside Park📍 Porter Ranch📍 Reseda Ranch📍 Savannah Oaks📍 Tesoro at Porter Ranch📍 The Canyons at Porter Ranch📍 The Heights at Porter Ranch📍 The Vineyards Apartments at Porter Ranch📍 Tuscany at Porter Ranch📍 Ventana at Porter Ranch📍 Westcliffe at Porter Ranch
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Santa Susana
- 85°C — coffee shop (café)
- Applebee's — american
- BURGER 3000 | SMASH BURGER — burger
- Bao Su a Chinese Cuisine — chinese
- Beto's Italian Bistro — italian
- Big Z Pizza Family Restaurant — pizza
- Buenos Aires Grill
- California Chicken Cafe — chicken
- Chi-Chi's Pizza — pizza
- Denny's — american
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Munch Box
- Santa Susana Depot · Museum
- Apollo Rocket Engine · Attraction
- Dave & Buster's
- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday -- Voorhees House · Attraction
- Museum of the San Fernando Valley · Museum
- Virginia Watson Chatsworth Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Santa Susana
- Browns Creek Park reviews ★
- Corriganville Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Fallbrook Park reviews ★
- Holleigh Bernson Memorial Park reviews ★
- Limekiln Canyon Park reviews ★
- Moonshine Canyon Park reviews ★
- Sage Ranch Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Wilbur-Tampa Park reviews ★
- Aliso Creek Pocket Park reviews ★
- Arroyostow Park reviews ★
- Chatsworth Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Chatsworth Nature Preserve (unfenced) · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Santa Susana
- Blythe Street Elementary
- Capistrano Avenue Elementary
- Chatsworth Charter High
- Chatsworth Park ES Urban Planning/Comm Development Magnet
- Citizens of the World Charter School West Valley
- Ernest Lawrence Middle
- Germain Academy For Academic Achievement
- Grover Cleveland Charter High
- Joaquin Miller Career and Transition Center
- Limerick Avenue Elementary
- Napa Street Elementary
- Our Community Charter
- Valley International Preparatory High
- William Tell Aggeler Opportunity High
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateCalifornia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.26 sq mi
Coordinates34.2586, -118.6643