Universal City is an unincorporated area within the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California. Located within the area of Universal City is the film studio complex Universal Studios Lot and the theme park Universal Studios Hollywood, as well as the Universal CityWalk shopping and entertainment center. Universal City is nearly surrounded by Los Angeles, with the area's northeastern corner touching the city of Burbank.
Roughly 323 acres of the 391-acre Universal Studios Complex are inside the Universal City unincorporated area, which is located two miles north of Hollywood and 10 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The remaining acreage falls within the City of Los Angeles. In fact, parts of what is commonly referred to as “Universal City” are officially within Los Angeles, including 10 Universal City Plaza (a 36-floor office building for Universal and NBC), the Sheraton Universal, and the Universal Hilton.[1]