Burbank, California

About Burbank

Burbank is a small unincorporated community in western California.

Burbank holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.42 square miles.

📰 Burbank News Today

• Burbank Named Finalist for 2026 Most Business-Friendly Large City Award City of Burbank (.gov) · Oct 7
• Skelton: Becerra on cruise control, Hilton offers contrived fixes for California’s problems The Press Democrat · Oct 10
• Inside Hollywood Burbank Airport's $1.3 billion terminal, 40 years in the making SFGATE · Oct 9
• Exclusive | Halloween already in full swing in Burbank as suburb’s homes transform into haunted houses New York Post · Oct 5
• The Darker Side of Burbank, California Crime Reads · Aug 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest California headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Burbank Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Burbank — but the California one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Santa Clara (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Burbank

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Burbank

• AJI Bar & Robata — japanese
• Academic Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Aces Icehouse — american
• Ancora Vino — italian
• Angelou’s Mexican Grill — mexican
• Angelou’s Taqueria — mexican
• Asadero — mexican
• B'anne
• BJ's — american
• Back A Yard — caribbean

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Anno Domini Gallery · Art gallery
• Children’s Discovery Museum · Museum
• Empire Seven Studios · Art gallery
• Institute of Contemporary Art San José
• Japanese American Museum of San Jose · Museum
• Jeff Garcia Hall of Champions · Museum
• KALEID Gallery · Art gallery
• Miniboss
• Monopoly in the Park · Attraction
• Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Burbank

• Arena Green reviews ★
• Backesto Park reviews ★
• Municipal Rose Garden · Attraction reviews ★
• Parque de los Pobladores reviews ★
• Pellier Park reviews ★
• Rotary PlayGarden reviews ★
• Saint James Park reviews ★
• The Beautiful Way Park reviews ★
• Thomas Barrett Park reviews ★
• Autumn Terrace Pocket Park reviews ★
• Bellevue Park reviews ★
• Bestor Art Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Burbank

🏘️ Nearby Communities