Leona Valley is located about 10 miles (20 km) west of the Palmdale Civic Center in Southern California.

Leona Valley's post colonial history can be best described as land abundant with cattle ranches.

In the late 18th century, after the loss of the Tataviam Native Americans – the area's original inhabitants – to Indian Reductions as Mission Indians at the Mission San Fernando immigrants from Spain and Mexico quickly established themselves.

The majority of the immigrants were primarily interested in the land in order to establish cattle ranches.

During the 1830s, the ranches were broken up into smaller homesteads by farmers from Germany, France and the state of Nebraska.

In 1927 Frank Hall incorporated Farm Home Builders to handle the next phase that required new roads and a water system.

The majority of those old large homestead parcels have since been partially subdivided and developed with a mix of custom residences, with Leona Valley still maintaining a spacious beauty.

There were 677 housing units (some outside of the Leona Valley Community Standards District) at an average density of 36.4 per square mile (14.1/km2), of which 515 (87.3%) were owner-occupied, and 75 (12.7%) were occupied by renters.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Leona Valley had a median household income of $79,375, with 8.1% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

[11] The Reynolds Family Estate planted vineyards in 2001 and established Leona Valley Winery, pioneering a new wine region with the Leona Valley AVA (American Viticulture Area) and a new L.A. County Wine Ordinance promoting wineries and tasting rooms in the area.