Agoura (/əˈɡuː.rə/)[1] is an unincorporated community[2] of Los Angeles County, which is located southeast of the city of Agoura Hills, California, adjacent to the city of Calabasas in Los Angeles County.[3] Agoura was the historical name of the area, before much of the area was developed and before the incorporation of the city of Agoura Hills. There are a few nearby pockets of unincorporated areas that contain a handful of houses. Much of the area is also often referred to as the neighborhood of Old Agoura. The ZIP code is 91301 and the area codes are 747 and 818.
Agoura, California | |
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 Location within Los Angeles County | |
  Agoura, California Location within the state of California  Agoura, California Agoura, California (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°8′35″N 118°44′13″W / 34.14306°N 118.73694°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 91301 |
| Area codes | 747/818 |
History
editA stagecoach stop here was known as "Vegar Junction" and in the 1920s the community was briefly known as Picture City, as Paramount Pictures owned the Paramount Ranch, a movie ranch filming outdoor scenes and Western movies.[4]
To obtain a post office of its own, the Postal Service required the residents to choose a one-word name, and in 1927 they chose the last name of Pierre Agoure. Pierre was a local French Basque immigrant who had settled in the area in 1871 to live the lifestyle of a Californio rancher, and styled himself Don Pierre Agoure.[5] His name was chosen for the post office as it was the shortest name proposed, but it is unknown whether the changed final letter was an error or an attempt to make it easier to spell or pronounce.
The city of Agoura Hills incorporated in 1982 with the remaining unincorporated areas identified as Agoura.[4]
Notable people
edit- Erik Affholter (born 1966), American football NFL wide receiver
- Brad Delson, lead guitarist of Linkin Park
- Kario Salem, actor
- Gintaras Grušas, archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
See also
edit- Rancho Las Virgenes — 19th-century Mexican land grant in the area
References
edit- ^ Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
- ^ Los Angeles County Office of Unincorporated Area Services, Agoura listed by Los Angeles County government office, as an unincorporated area Archived January 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, “Los Angeles County Office of Unincorporated Area Services”, verified September 27, 2010
- ^ Los Angeles County publication: “Unincorporated Areas within the County of Los Angeles”, Agoura listed by Los Angeles County government office, as an unincorporated area Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, “Los Angeles County publication: ‘Unincorporated Areas within the County of Los Angeles’”, verified September 27, 2010
- ^ a b "Agoura Hills: Frequently Asked Questions" Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine County of Los Angeles Public Library
- ^ Gudde, Erwin; William Bright (2004). California Place Names (Fourth ed.). University of California Press. p. 3. ISBN 0-520-24217-3.