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Topanga, California
CDP
About Topanga
Topanga is a small unincorporated community in southeastern California.
Officially, Topanga is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 19.13 square miles.
📰 Topanga News Today
- This $7.5 Million Equestrian Estate in L.A. Was Built for a Yugoslavian Princess Robb Report · Aug 4
- Topanga Canyon Boulevard (State Route 27) Pavement Project dot.ca.gov · Mar 30
- Topanga Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
- Topanga residents prepare for fire season Spectrum News · Apr 20
- Soak up Topanga Canyon Views From the Outdoor Tub of This $1.8M Home Dwell · Jun 16
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Topanga Unique
- The only place in America named Topanga — 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
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Topanga
- Black Bear Diner — american
- Cafe Mimosa — coffee (café)
- Canyon Bistro and Wine Bar — french
- Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine — thai
- Inn of the Seventh Ray — brunch
- Kushiyu — japanese
- Mastro's Ocean Club — seafood
- Moonshadows Malibu — seafood
- Reel Inn — seafood
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- The Getty Villa · Museum
- Los Encinos State Historic Park · Museum
- The Notorious Byrd Brothers Album Cover Location · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Topanga
- 🏞️ NPS Land · National Park reviews ★
- Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Top of Topanga Overlook · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Topanga Community Center reviews ★
- Balboa Sports Center reviews ★
- Bonnell Park (Private) reviews ★
- Caballero Creek Park (Proposed) reviews ★
- Cairnloch Park reviews ★
- Calabasas Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Camp 8 (NPS land) · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Caplow Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Topanga
- Academy for Enriched Sciences
- CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community
- Emelita Street Elementary
- Encino Charter Elementary
- Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle
- Nestle Avenue Charter
- Newcastle Elementary
- Tarzana Elementary
- Topanga Elementary Charter
- Wilbur Charter For Enriched Academics
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateCalifornia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area19.13 sq mi
Coordinates34.0968, -118.6060