91436 Encino Homes and Neighborhood Guide

ZIP code 91436 is the eastern part of Encino, a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley. It runs from Balboa Boulevard east toward the San Diego Freeway (I-405), and from the Sepulveda Basin south over Ventura Boulevard and up the hills to Mulholland Drive. This guide covers where the ZIP code starts and ends, what homes are selling for, the housing mix, and the parks, streets and public resources that matter when you buy, sell or rent here.

Written by Antonio Vaziri, Realtor, Epique Realty, DRE #01927866 · Last updated: September 28, 2026

Where ZIP code 91436 starts and ends

Encino has two ZIP codes. 91436 covers the eastern part and 91316 covers the western part. Based on the U.S. Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area map and the Census geocoder, the boundaries of 91436 run roughly as follows:

• West, north of Ventura Boulevard: Balboa Boulevard. The line runs down the street itself, and the Census geocoder gives addresses on Balboa Boulevard, such as the 5100 and 5300 blocks, a 91316 postal ZIP code. The blocks east of Balboa Boulevard are in 91436.
• North: the Sepulveda Basin. The line crosses the basin roughly along the Los Angeles River, so the Encino and Balboa golf courses on Burbank Boulevard are inside 91436, while Lake Balboa and the neighborhoods north of the basin are in 91406 (Van Nuys and Lake Balboa).
• East: near the San Diego Freeway (I-405). Addresses on Haskell Avenue and at 15840 Ventura Boulevard fall in 91436, while 15301 Ventura Boulevard is already in Sherman Oaks, 91403.
• South: the hillside streets south of Ventura Boulevard climb to Mulholland Drive. In the hills, the western line with 91316 sits a short distance west of the Balboa Boulevard alignment.

The Ventura Freeway (US 101) runs east and west through the northern part of the ZIP code, just north of Ventura Boulevard. A Census tabulation area is a close match to the postal ZIP code but not an exact one, so for any single address, confirm the ZIP code with the U.S. Postal Service.

How 91436 compares with 91316 and Sherman Oaks

91436 is mostly single-family houses, and that shapes every statistic below. It has fewer than half as many homes as either neighbor, a much higher share of owner-occupied homes, and a median sale price well above both.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25024, B25003 and B25077, via Census Reporter; Redfin housing market pages for 91436, 91316 and 91403. Redfin figures for 91436 and 91403 were viewed September 28, 2026, and for 91316 on September 25, 2026.

Several places people think of as central Encino are in 91436: Encino Hospital Medical Center (16237 Ventura Boulevard), Los Encinos State Historic Park (16756 Moorpark Street), the Encino and Balboa golf courses (16821 Burbank Boulevard) and the Encino Marketplace shopping center. Encino Park and the Balboa Sports Complex, by contrast, are in 91316.

The 91436 housing market right now

Almost every sale in 91436 is a single-family house, so the all-types median and the single-family median are nearly the same. Redfin reports that sales data for condos and townhouses in this ZIP code is too limited to publish.

Source: Redfin, 91436 housing market, data through August 2026, viewed September 28, 2026. Redfin figures are based on MLS and public records.

Redfin also reported these August 2026 figures for all home types in 91436: a sale-to-list price ratio of 96.3%, 19.2% of homes selling above list price, and 33.2% of homes with a price drop. The median sale price per square foot was $701, down 8.7% from a year earlier.

What the numbers say. The median price in 91436 rose over the last year, but the market also slowed. Homes took a median of 63 days to sell, compared with 47 days a year earlier, homes sold for about 96% of their asking price on average, and about one listing in three had a price reduction. A higher median alongside a lower price per square foot often means larger homes made up more of the recent sales, not that every home gained value. For a seller, that means pricing from recent sales of truly comparable homes on the same side of Ventura Boulevard and presenting the home well from the first day. For a buyer, it means time to compare homes and room to negotiate on many of them.

On September 28, 2026, the 91436 searches on this website showed the following by bedroom count:

Source: MLS listings displayed on this website's 91436 for-sale search and 91436 rental search on September 28, 2026. The for-sale total of 84 also includes six land and other listings without bedrooms. No one-bedroom homes were listed for sale or for rent that day. Listings change daily.

Housing in 91436

According to the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey, 91436 has 6,269 housing units. About 82.3% are detached single-family houses and another 1.3% are attached single-family homes. Of the roughly 1,030 homes in multi-unit buildings, about 818 are in buildings of 20 or more units. About 78.7% of occupied homes are owned and 21.3% are rented. The ACS median year built is 1962, compared with 1969 in 91316, and the median value of an owner-occupied home is at the Census top code of $2,000,000 or more, so the true median is higher than the survey can show.

In practical terms, the ZIP code has two sides. North of Ventura Boulevard, between Balboa Boulevard and the freeway, the streets are flat and mostly lined with single-family houses, with the open space of the Sepulveda Basin beyond them. South of Ventura Boulevard, the streets climb into the hills toward Mulholland Drive and the homes are almost all single-family houses. That is why a 91436 median can move a great deal depending on which homes closed in a given month.

Community guides for 91436 and the rest of Encino

I have not yet published a guide to an individual condominium or HOA community inside 91436. The Encino communities I have written about in detail, The Lindbrook, Ports of Call and Encino Spa East, are all in 91316 and are listed in the 91316 Encino ZIP code guide. When I add a community guide inside 91436, it will be linked here.

For the whole neighborhood, see the Encino homes for sale and neighborhood guide. For attached homes across both ZIP codes, see Encino condos for sale.

Main streets, freeways and transit

• Ventura Boulevard runs east and west through the middle of the ZIP code and holds most of its shops, restaurants, medical offices and professional offices.
• Magnolia Boulevard, Moorpark Street and Burbank Boulevard are the main east-west streets north of Ventura Boulevard. Burbank Boulevard runs along the golf courses in the Sepulveda Basin.
• Balboa Boulevard, Hayvenhurst Avenue and Haskell Avenue are the main north-south streets. Balboa Boulevard forms the western edge north of Ventura Boulevard and continues north through the Sepulveda Basin.
• Ventura Freeway (US 101): runs through the northern part of the ZIP code. The Balboa Boulevard ramps sit on its western edge, and the interchange with the San Diego Freeway (I-405) is just east of the ZIP code in Sherman Oaks.
• San Diego Freeway (I-405): along the eastern edge, leading south over the Sepulveda Pass to the Westside.
• Metro G Line: Balboa Station is at 6338 Balboa Boulevard in Lake Balboa, north of the Sepulveda Basin, with a park-and-ride lot.

Parks, landmarks and recreation

• Los Encinos State Historic Park, 16756 Moorpark Street, Encino 91436.
• Encino and Balboa golf courses, 16821 Burbank Boulevard, Encino 91436, two City of Los Angeles courses in the Sepulveda Basin.
• Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area: the part of the basin east of Balboa Boulevard and south of the Los Angeles River lies in 91436. Lake Balboa and Anthony C. Beilenson Park (6300 Balboa Boulevard) are on the north side, in 91406.
• Encino Hospital Medical Center, 16237 Ventura Boulevard, Encino 91436.
• Just outside the ZIP code: Encino Park (16953 Ventura Boulevard) and the Balboa Sports Complex (17015 Burbank Boulevard), both in 91316.

Shopping and dining

Ventura Boulevard is the commercial spine of 91436. The Encino Marketplace, at 16325 to 16461 Ventura Boulevard, combines a supermarket, a pharmacy, restaurants and services. Encino Place is at 16101 Ventura Boulevard. The rest of the boulevard is lined with restaurants, cafes, and medical and professional offices, and Encino Town Center is farther west, in 91316.

Schools, crime data and public records

School assignments in Los Angeles depend on the exact address, and they can change. I do not rate schools or neighborhoods. Please use these official sources directly:

• LAUSD Resident School Identifier: enter an address to see its assigned LAUSD schools.
• California School Dashboard: state performance data for any public school.
• LAPD Crime Mapping and COMPSTAT: official crime maps and statistics.
• ZIMAS: City of Los Angeles zoning and parcel information.
• Los Angeles County Assessor portal: parcel, assessed value and property records.
• Census Reporter, ZIP code 91436: Census housing data for the ZIP code.
• Encino Neighborhood Council: meetings, boundaries and local issues.

My work in Encino

My Encino sales to date have been in 91316, including three townhome sales at The Lindbrook, buyer representation on Balcom Avenue and Hesperia Avenue, and my current condo listing at Ports of Call on Lindley Avenue. The details are in the 91316 guide. I work with buyers, sellers, owners and tenants across both Encino ZIP codes, and I prepare every price opinion in 91436 from the recent sales that match the home, not from the ZIP code median.

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