Cornell
Cornell is the old hamlet on Mulholland Highway in the Santa Monica Mountains south of Agoura Hills, in unincorporated Los Angeles County. A post office opened here in 1884, and in 1923 and 1925 Security Trust & Savings Bank mapped lots along the road, then called Cornell Road. About 110 houses now stand in its six recorded tracts, with more on acreage around them.
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Cornell quick facts
| Also called | Lake Enchanto (historical) |
|---|---|
| Where | Along Mulholland Highway in the Santa Monica Mountains south of Agoura Hills, centered on The Old Place and Peter Strauss Ranch, with Paramount Ranch and Malibou Lake a short distance east. |
| City / jurisdiction | Unincorporated Los Angeles County · ZIP 91301 |
| Built | Post office from 1884; village lots mapped in 1923 and 1925; houses from the 1930s to the 2020s |
| Homes | About 110 houses in its six recorded tracts (county assessor), plus homes on surrounding acreage parcels; Cornell has no official boundary |
| Home types | Single-family homes: older houses on small village lots, 1980s–1990s subdivision homes, estate homes on 1.5- to 8-acre lots, and acreage properties |
| Gates | Partly gated (some enclaves have gates) |
| Tracts | 6 named tracts and sub-neighborhoods (list) |
| Parks nearby | Paramount Ranch (NPS), Peter Strauss Ranch (NPS) |
| School district | Las Virgenes Unified School District |
Pins are approximate centers. Outlines are recorded tract maps from county GIS; tap one for its guide.
Living in Cornell
The settlement sits on Rancho Las Virgenes land that a 1917 map, Tract 2804, divided into six ranch lots of roughly 430 to 640 acres. Its busiest years ran from the 1910s to the 1950s, and a county library branch opened in its general store and post office in 1915. The Old Place, a restaurant since 1970, occupies a former country store and post office. Across the road, Peter Strauss Ranch was automaker Harry Miller's 1920s retreat and later the Lake Enchanto resort, a name sometimes used for Cornell itself. It and Paramount Ranch, east on Cornell Road, both burned in the 2018 Woolsey Fire.
Housing is a mix: homes from the 1930s onward on third- to half-acre lots in the 1925 village tract, 1980s and 1990s houses on upper Triunfo Drive, Vista del Arroyo and Westhaven Drive, the gated estates of Vintage at Hidden Park, and acreage homes on Sierra Creek Road and Waring Drive. Peacocks roam the lanes and many properties keep horses. Addresses are Agoura Hills 91301, County Fire Station 65 is on Cornell Road near the Agoura Hills city line, and Kanan Road is the main route north to the 101.
The lay of the land
Rural canyon country along Triunfo Creek with old oaks, free-roaming peacocks, horse properties and trails, and national parkland next door
Cornell has no official boundary. The road through the old village was mapped as Cornell Road in the 1920s and is now Mulholland Highway; today's Cornell Road runs north from Mulholland past Paramount Ranch toward Agoura Hills. Home counts cover the six recorded tracts only.
Tracts & sub-neighborhoods of Cornell
The named tracts, villages and gated enclaves residents, HOAs and the MLS use inside the neighborhood, each with its own page.
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Schools near Cornell
School attendance areas
Las Virgenes Unified School District
On LVUSD's attendance-boundary map (updated October 22, 2025), the recorded tract outlines in this guide fall in:
- Elementary: the shared area for Sumac Elementary School, Willow Elementary School or Mariposa School of Global Education (all 6 tracts)
- Middle: Lindero Canyon Middle School (all 6 tracts)
- High: Agoura High School (all 6 tracts)
These come from the district's own data, not from this site; each tract page has its own answer. Assignment goes by address. Confirm with LVUSD Find Your School, or check an address here.
Public schools nearby
- Agoura High School
- Sumac Elementary School
Being nearby doesn't mean a school is assigned. Attendance goes by address and boundaries change; confirm with the district.
- Las Virgenes Unified School District: find the assigned schools for an address
Services, representation & fire safety
These are Agoura Hills's area-wide providers; some vary by street.
| Police | Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Malibu/Lost Hills Station (the city contracts for policing) (818) 878-1808 · The station is at 27050 Agoura Rd in Calabasas and also patrols the unincorporated communities. Call 911 for emergencies. The city's public safety page lists the same number for free vacation house checks. |
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| Fire | Los Angeles County Fire Department (818) 597-2272 · Station 89 (Battalion 5 headquarters) is at 29575 Canwood St in Agoura Hills; the phone number is Station 89's. Station 65 is at 4206 N Cornell Rd in unincorporated Agoura and serves the Cornell and Malibou Lake area. |
| Water | Las Virgenes Municipal Water District |
| Electric | Clean Power Alliance (city's default power provider) with Southern California Edison delivering power and handling lines Agoura Hills homes moved to Clean Power Alliance in February 2019, with 100% Green Power as the default plan. Customers can switch plans or opt out back to SCE. SCE handles power lines, outages and public safety power shutoffs. |
| Gas | Southern California Gas Company |
| Trash & recycling | WM (Waste Management), the city's residential trash and recycling hauler The city's solid waste pages cover household hazardous waste and e-waste drop-offs. Unincorporated Cornell, Malibou Lake and canyon addresses are handled under Los Angeles County arrangements, so confirm the hauler for those addresses. |
| Parks & recreation | City of Agoura Hills Community Services (there is no separate park district) The National Park Service (Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area) manages the big regional parklands around town. |
| Library | LA County Library, Agoura Hills Library, 29901 Ladyface Ct (818) 889-2278 |
| Animal services | Los Angeles County Animal Care & Control, Agoura Animal Care Center, 29525 Agoura Rd (818) 991-0071 · 24-hour call center line for service and intake. The city's animal services page covers coyotes and pets in emergencies. |
| City Hall | City of Agoura Hills, 30001 Ladyface Court (818) 597-7300 |
| Transit | LA Metro Line 161; LADOT Commuter Express 422/423; Agoura Hills Dial-A-Ride and AH-GO Dial-A-Ride, (805) 375-5467, is for riders 50 and older or with a disability. It runs within Agoura Hills and the Malibou Lake area, with higher-fare trips to Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks and Oak Park. AH-GO, (818) 208-4073, is the city's app-based shared ride for anyone 18 or older; it serves the city and Malibou Lake plus set stops in nearby cities on limited days and hours. A summer beach bus has also run. |
| Emergency alerts | AH Alert (city notifications by text, phone and email) and Alert LA County Evacuation zones are in Genasys Protect (protect.genasys.com). |
Who represents you: The five councilmembers serve staggered four-year terms, and each year the council picks one of them as mayor. For 2025–26 the council is Mayor Jeremy Wolf, Mayor Pro Tem Deborah Klein Lopez and Councilmembers Kate Anderson, Chris Anstead and Penny Sylvester. Three seats were up in 2026, but only three candidates filed. On August 19, 2026 the council canceled the November 3 council election (Resolution 26-2145) and appointed Chris Anstead, Morgan Roth and Jeremy Wolf to four-year terms (2026–2030). They are to be sworn in at the council's reorganization meeting on December 9, 2026. · Los Angeles County Supervisorial District 3: Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath, in office since December 2022. She won a second term outright in the June 2, 2026 primary with about 66% of the vote. Full list for Agoura Hills.
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Homes for sale in and around Cornell
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Where these facts come from
- Wikipedia: Cornell, California — en.wikipedia.org
- The Old Place: History — oldplacecornell.com
- Wikipedia: Peter Strauss Ranch — en.wikipedia.org
- NPS: Paramount Ranch — nps.gov
- LA County Public Works: Tract 2804 map (Map Book 33, p. 95, recorded June 23, 1917) — pw.lacounty.gov
- LA County Public Works: Tract 6315 map (Map Book 116, p. 56, recorded August 5, 1925) — pw.lacounty.gov
- LA County Public Works: Tract 44475 map, sheet notes 'Cornell Road now known as Mulholland Highway' (Map Book 1127, p. 93) — pw.lacounty.gov
- LA County Public Works land records: tract map index layer — dpw.gis.lacounty.gov
- LA County eGIS parcel layer (legal descriptions, year built, jurisdiction) — public.gis.lacounty.gov
- LA County LMS fire stations layer (Station 65, 4206 N. Cornell Rd.) — public.gis.lacounty.gov
- Nextdoor: Cornell — nextdoor.com
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