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West Hollywood

West Hollywood, California
General law city
City of West Hollywood
Part of the Sunset Strip in 2001
Part of the Sunset Strip in 2001
Official seal of West Hollywood, California
Seal
Nickname(s): "WeHo", "Weho"
Motto: "The Creative City"
Location of West Hollywood in Los Angeles County, California
Location of West Hollywood in Los Angeles County, California
West Hollywood, California is located in the US
West Hollywood, California
West Hollywood, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°5′16″N 118°22′20″W / 34.08778°N 118.37222°W / 34.08778; -118.37222Coordinates: 34°5′16″N 118°22′20″W / 34.08778°N 118.37222°W / 34.08778; -118.37222
Country  United States
State  California
County Los Angeles
Incorporated November 29, 1984 (1984-11-29)
Government
 • Type City Council/City Manager
 • Mayor Lauren Meister
 • Councilmembers John J. Duran
Lindsey Horvath
John D'Amico
John Heilman (Mayor Pro Tempore)
 • City manager Paul Arevalo
Area
 • City 1.887 sq mi (4.888 km2)
 • Land 1.887 sq mi (4.888 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 282 ft (86 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • City 34,399
 • Estimate (2013) 35,288
 • Density 18,000/sq mi (7,000/km2)
Time zone Pacific (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes 90038, 90046, 90048, 90069
Area codes 310/424, 323
FIPS code 06-84410
GNIS feature IDs 1652810, 2412221
Website www.weho.org

West Hollywood, occasionally referred to locally as WeHo (/ˈwh/), is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Incorporated in 1984, it is home to the Sunset Strip. As of the 2010 census, its population was 34,399. It is considered one of the most prominent gay villages in the United States.

West Hollywood is bounded by the city of Beverly Hills on the west, and on other sides by neighborhoods of the city of Los Angeles: Hollywood Hills on the north,Hollywood on the east, the Fairfax District on the southeast, and Beverly Grove on the southwest. The city's irregular boundary is featured in its logo; it was largely formed from the unincorporated Los Angeles County area that had not become part of the surrounding cities.

West Hollywood benefits from a very dense, compact urban form with small lots, mixed land use, and a walkable street grid. According to Walkscore, a website that ranks cities based on walkability, West Hollywood is the most walkable city in California with a Walkscore of 89. Commercial corridors include the nightlife and dining focused on the Sunset Strip, along Santa Monica Boulevard, and the Avenues of Art & Design along Robertson, Melrose, and Beverly Boulevard.


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