Santa Susana (Tapo Street area)
Santa Susana is the Tapo Street side of Simi Valley: the blocks from Los Angeles Avenue to Cochran Street, between Sequoia Avenue and Stearns Street, that grew up around the valley's old railroad stop, plus Larwin streets reaching the 118 west of Tapo Canyon Road. Most of its roughly 2,300 homes were mapped from 1957 to 1972 by Wright Ranch's subdividers, Hilgard and Woodvale Homes, and Larwin.
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Santa Susana (Tapo Street area) quick facts
| Also called | Tapo Street Area |
|---|---|
| Where | Los Angeles Avenue north to Cochran Street, from Sequoia Avenue east to Stearns Street, and north to the 118 Freeway between Sequoia Avenue and Tapo Canyon Road; centered on Tapo Street, site of the original Santa Susana railroad town (Kadota Fig and Auburn Lane have their own pages) |
| City / jurisdiction | City of Simi Valley · ZIP 93063 |
| Built | Town and farm lots platted 1900–1929; postwar tract maps from 1957, most recorded 1957–1972, with townhomes and condominiums added 1972–2007 |
| Builders | Simi Valley Land and Improvement Corp., Investor's Enterprises, Inc., Hilgard Homes, Inc., Woodvale Homes, Inc., Lesser Development Corp., Larwin Company and related Larwin firms (Larwin Development Corp., The Larwin Group, Inc., Larwin-Southern California, Inc.), Valiant Investment Co., Los Angeles Street Associates, Nationwide-Gallic, Haven at Tapo Street, LLC and L.P., Simi Valley Investment Co., LLC |
| Homes | About 2,300 homes in the recorded tracts listed here (county assessor parcel counts), plus The Haven at Tapo Street senior apartments and a few dozen older large-lot homes such as those on Leeds Street |
| Home types | Mostly 1957–1973 single-family tract homes; townhome and condominium communities (Meadowbrook, East Tapo, Coventry Court, The Marketplace and a condominium complex on Los Angeles Avenue mapped in 2007); nine large houses on Jarrod Court, also mapped in 2007; a 55+ senior apartment community on Tapo Street |
| Gates | Not gated |
| HOA | No neighborhood-wide association. Townhome and condominium associations include Meadowbrook, East Tapo, Coventry Court and The Marketplace. Homes offered for sale recently in Wright Ranch, Tempo and the Larwin tracts north of Cochran showed no HOA dues. |
| Tracts | 13 named tracts and sub-neighborhoods (list) |
| Parks nearby | Sequoia Park, Rancho Santa Susana Community Park |
| School district | Simi Valley Unified School District |
Pins are approximate centers. Outlines are recorded tract maps from county GIS; tap one for its guide. Some later tract maps re-divide lots of earlier ones, so those outlines overlap.
Living in Santa Susana (Tapo Street area)
Southern Pacific built its Santa Susana depot in 1903 on the north side of Los Angeles Avenue just east of Tapo Street, and a small town grew around it. Wright Ranch Tract Unit No. 1, recorded in September 1957, was among the valley's first postwar tracts, and the 1960s filled in the rest. At incorporation in 1969, voters chose the name Simi Valley over Santa Susana, and in 1975 the depot was moved east to Katherine Road, where it is now a museum.
Tapo Street is the shopping spine; the city's 2024 Envision Simi Valley specific plan zones it for mixed use and names Santa Susana Plaza as a site for transit-oriented housing. Townhomes such as Meadowbrook and Coventry Court, The Marketplace condominiums and a senior apartment community mix with the older houses. Sequoia Park and the Rancho Santa Susana Community Park serve the area. The Kadota Fig farm lots north of Cochran and Auburn Lane near Stearns have their own pages.
The lay of the land
Simi Valley's old railroad crossroads on Tapo Street, now a shopping corridor surrounded by 1950s–70s tract homes and a few townhome communities
Simi Valley uses the name Santa Susana in several places: this original townsite around Tapo Street, the Santa Susana Knolls and Santa Susana Pass at the valley's east end, and Santa Susana High School. School assignments vary by address; SVUSD's Find My School locator confirms them.
Tracts & sub-neighborhoods of Santa Susana (Tapo Street area)
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 Santa Susana (Tapo Street area)
School attendance areas
Simi Valley Unified School District
On SVUSD's attendance-boundary map (elementary map revised December 2023), the recorded tract outlines in this guide fall in:
- Elementary: Santa Susana Elementary School (7 tracts); Garden Grove Elementary School (6 tracts)
- Middle: Valley View Middle School (9 tracts); Hillside Middle School (4 tracts)
- High: Simi Valley High School (all 13 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 School Boundary Maps, or check an address here.
Public schools nearby
- Garden Grove Elementary School (2250 Tracy Ave.)
- Santa Susana Elementary School (4300 Apricot Rd.)
- Santa Susana High School (3570 Cochran St.; magnet)
Being nearby doesn't mean a school is assigned. Attendance goes by address and boundaries change; confirm with the district.
- Simi Valley Unified School District: find the assigned schools for an address
Services, representation & fire safety
These are Simi Valley's area-wide providers; some vary by street.
| Police | Simi Valley Police Department (805) 583-6950 · 3901 Alamo St. Patrols the city. The unincorporated Knolls, Box Canyon, Lake Manor and Sinaloa Lake areas are served by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office. |
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| Fire and paramedic | Ventura County Fire Department Covers the city and surrounding county land. Simi Valley stations: 41 (1910 Church St.), 43 (5874 E. Los Angeles Ave.), 44 Wood Ranch (1050 Country Club Dr.), 45 West Simi (790 Pacific Ave.), 46 Tapo (3265 Tapo St.) and 47 Big Sky (2901 Erringer Rd.). |
| Water | Ventura County Waterworks District No. 8 (managed by the City of Simi Valley) (805) 583-6736 · Serves about 60 percent of the city, with the City Council sitting as its board. Most of its water is imported through Calleguas Municipal Water District, supplemented by two district wells in Tapo Canyon. After-hours emergencies: (805) 504-2708. |
| Water | Golden State Water Company Private utility serving the other 40 percent or so of the city. Your bill, or the district's service-area map, shows which supplier serves your address. |
| Sewer | City of Simi Valley Public Works, Sanitation Services Runs the city sewer system and its Water Quality Control Plant. |
| Electricity | Southern California Edison (delivery) and Clean Power Alliance (default power supply) SCE owns the lines and handles outages. Simi Valley joined Clean Power Alliance in 2019, and its default plan is Lean Power; customers can change plans or opt back to SCE supply. |
| Gas | Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) |
| Trash and recycling | Waste Management (G.I. Industries) (805) 522-9400 · The city's exclusive franchise hauler under an agreement executed October 10, 2022, covering trash, recycling, green and food waste, bulky-item pickup and outreach. The City Council sets rates each year, and collected waste goes to the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center. Unincorporated areas are outside the city franchise; check with the County of Ventura. |
| Parks and recreation | Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District (805) 584-4400 · 4201 Guardian St. Runs neighborhood and community parks, trails, open space, community centers, the Santa Susana Depot and Strathearn Historical Park. |
| Library | Simi Valley Public Library (805) 526-1735 · 2969 Tapo Canyon Rd., next to City Hall. |
| Animal services | Ventura County Animal Services 1-888-223-7387 · Serves Simi Valley by contract. The Simi Valley Animal Shelter at 670 W. Los Angeles Ave. handles strays, adoptions, licensing and lost pets; the main shelter is in Camarillo. |
| Transit | Simi Valley Transit (805) 583-6456 · Routes 10, 20 and 30, Dial-A-Ride and same-day SVT On Demand rides. Route 10 connects with LA Metro buses in Chatsworth, and VCTC Intercity buses stop at Simi Valley Town Center. |
| Hospital | Adventist Health Simi Valley The city's hospital, with a 24-hour emergency department. |
| Emergency alerts | VC Alert (Ventura County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services) Free English and Spanish alerts by phone, text and email for any Ventura County address. Sign up at member.everbridge.net, by email at vc.alert@ventura.org or by phone at 888-772-4482. The county also recommends keeping Wireless Emergency Alerts turned on. |
| Neighborhood councils | City of Simi Valley Neighborhood Councils (805) 583-6756 · Four advisory councils; every resident 18 or older is automatically a member. Each usually meets monthly at 7 p.m. in the City Hall Community Room, 2929 Tapo Canyon Rd. |
Who represents you: Mayor Dee Dee Cavanaugh (appointed mayor by the council on January 27, 2025, after Mayor Fred Thomas died in office); Mayor Pro Tem Elaine P. Litster (District 3); Joseph D. Ayala (District 1, appointed February 2025); Mike Judge (District 2); Rocky Rhodes (District 4). · Janice S. Parvin, Ventura County Board of Supervisors District 4, which covers Simi Valley, Moorpark and nearby unincorporated areas including the Knolls, Box Canyon, Bell Canyon and Sinaloa Lake. She won another term outright in the June 2, 2026 primary with about 70 percent of the vote over Ruth Luevanos; the new term begins in January 2027. Office: 980 Enchanted Way #203, Simi Valley, (805) 955-2300. Full list for Simi Valley.
Fire safety: Brush-covered hills ring the city, so neighborhoods along the edges, from Wood Ranch, Long Canyon and Bridle Path in the south to Big Sky, Wild Horse Canyon, Indian Hills and Silverthorne in the north and the Knolls, Box Canyon and Lake Manor in the east, sit… More.
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Homes for sale in and around Santa Susana (Tapo Street area)
Every MLS listing here, with photos, prices and details, is on Properkey.
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Where these facts come from
- Wikipedia: Simi Valley, California (Santa Susana depot, first tracts, 1969 name vote) — en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia: Santa Susana, California (original settlement at Tapo Street and Los Angeles Avenue) — en.wikipedia.org
- City of Simi Valley, Envision Simi Valley Los Angeles Avenue Corridor / Tapo Street Area Specific Plan (Nov. 2024) — simivalley.org
- Ventura County GIS record maps layer (tract maps and recording dates, including the 1928 Town of Santa Susana amended map) — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County GIS parcel layer (home counts by tract) — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County record map 24 MR 69: Wright Ranch Tract Unit No. 1 (recorded Sept. 12, 1957) — maps.ventura.org
- OpenStreetMap: Santa Susana Town Center (Tapo Street) — openstreetmap.org
- OpenStreetMap: Santa Susana Depot museum, 6503 Katherine Road — openstreetmap.org
- OpenStreetMap: Sequoia Park — openstreetmap.org
- OpenStreetMap: Rancho Santa Susana Community Park — openstreetmap.org
- OpenStreetMap: Santa Susana High School, 3570 Cochran St. — openstreetmap.org
- Simi Valley USD Find My School locator — simivalleyusd.org
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