Green Valley, Los Angeles County, California

Green Valley is a census-designated place in the Sierra Pelona Mountains, in Los Angeles County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2936 feet . The population was 1,027 at the 2010 census.HistoryA station of the Butterfield Overland Mail was located about a mile south of Green Valley, on the San Francisquito Canyon Road, remained into the 1960s at 38839 San Francisquito Canyon Road. It was torn down by 1966, the building is believed to have been in use at the time the Butterfield stage line used this route from 1858 to 1861. The station was in existence by 1856, when Harris Newmark says he stayed there overnight when returning to Los Angeles from a meeting at Fort Tejon. This would have been Widow Smith's Station or Gordon's Station, 24 miles southeast from French John's Station (that was located just west of Neenach) and 10 miles north of King's Station located in the lower San Francisquito Canyon.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.8 square miles (33.2 km²), all of which is land.The town is located within San Francisquito Canyon and lies just a few miles northwest of the Bouquet Reservoir.BusinessesGreen Valley has a few small town businesses. These include a modern general store (the Green Valley Market) with gas station at the corner of Spunky Canyon and San Francisquito Canyon, the Heart N Soul Coffee House, which is also a cafe now operating with indoor and outdoor seating, located on San Francisquito Canyon, across the street from the Green Valley Market, another general store (the original store), called Spunky Canyon Market, which also has a gas station, located about a mile east of San Francisquito on Spunky Canyon, and Mortimer's Hardware, located near the original store.