Town guide

Topanga, California

Topanga is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to about 8,885 people across 19 square miles. Its ZIP code is 90290, and parts of 90265 are in Topanga too.

Homes sold for a median of $698 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population8,885464 per sq mi
Median home value$1,777,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$698Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking6%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Topanga

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Topanga

Distances

Nearest major airportLos Angeles International Airport (LAX)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Los Angeles, CA13 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Topanga; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Topanga

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Topanga had 8,560 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2010.

It’s the 522nd largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Los Angeles County grew from 170,298 residents in 1900 to 10,014,009 in 2020.

Topanga population by census2010: 8,289, 2020: 8,5608,28920108,5602020

Los Angeles County, 1900–2020

Los Angeles County population, 1900 to 20201900: 170,298, 1910: 504,131, 1920: 936,455, 1930: 2,208,492, 1940: 2,785,643, 1950: 4,151,687, 1960: 6,038,771, 1970: 7,032,075, 1980: 7,477,503, 1990: 8,863,164, 2000: 9,519,338, 2010: 9,818,605, 2020: 10,014,009170K’00’10936K’20’302.8M’40’506.0M’60’707.5M’80’909.5M’00’1010.0M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 97°F in summer, and winter lows average 42°F. About 16.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near TopangaJan: high 70°F, low 43°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 70°F, low 44°F, 4.6 in; Mar: high 74°F, low 46°F, 2.7 in; Apr: high 78°F, low 48°F, 0.8 in; May: high 82°F, low 53°F, 0.4 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 57°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 95°F, low 61°F, 0 in; Aug: high 97°F, low 61°F, 0 in; Sep: high 94°F, low 59°F, 0.1 in; Oct: high 85°F, low 53°F, 0.6 in; Nov: high 76°F, low 46°F, 0.8 in; Dec: high 69°F, low 42°F, 2.7 in70°43°Jan3.770°44°Feb4.674°46°Mar2.778°48°Apr0.882°53°May0.489°57°Jun0.195°61°Jul0.097°61°Aug0.094°59°Sep0.185°53°Oct0.676°46°Nov0.869°42°Dec2.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Woodland Hills Pierce College, CA weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Los Angeles County

3,987,736 jobs at 304,988 businesses in Los Angeles County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Los Angeles CountyHealth care and social assistance: 642,665 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 459,745 jobs; Retail trade: 419,890 jobs; Professional services: 320,516 jobs; Manufacturing: 292,916 jobs; Administrative and support: 258,515 jobs; Information: 243,507 jobs; Wholesale trade: 224,605 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Hotels and restaurants 12% Retail trade 11% Professional services 8% Manufacturing 7% Administrative and support 7% Information 6% Wholesale trade 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

38 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Topanga.

Nearest hospitals

  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland HillsGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Woodland Hills5.7 miles
  • Ucla West Valley Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · West Hills7.4 miles
  • Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Tarzana7.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Specialist doctors2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers28
Physical and occupational therapists2
Chiropractors1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Topanga

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Topanga Community Center · 8 acres2.4 mi
  • Creekside Park · 5 acres2.7 mi
  • Cairnloch Park · 3 acres2.9 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Topanga Creek General Store1.4 mi
  • Fernwood Market1.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rite Aid4.2 mi
  • West Valley Pharmacy5.0 mi
  • White Olive5.0 mi
  • Topanga Pharmacy5.2 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Los Angeles County Library - Topanga Branch1.4 mi

Museums

  • Leonis Adobe4.4 mi
  • Visitor Center Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area4.6 mi
  • The Getty Villa5.0 mi
  • Adamson House and Malibu Lagoon Museum5.2 mi
  • Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art6.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Theatricum Botanicum2.3 mi

Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Emile Hirsch (1985) · American actor (born 1985)
  • Kaki Hunter (1955) · American actress

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Topanga

Public schools here are run by Los Angeles Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Topanga Elementary CharterTopangaK–5232Charter1.4 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Manzanita School and InstituteTopangaK–12139Nonsectarian1.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Malibu, Pepperdine University, Los Angeles and Calabasas.

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