West Hollywood
| West Hollywood, California | ||
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| City of West Hollywood | ||
Part of the Sunset Strip in 2001
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| Nickname(s): "WeHo", "Weho" | ||
| Motto: "The Creative City" | ||
 Location of West Hollywood in Los Angeles County, California |
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 West Hollywood, California
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| Coordinates: 34°5′16″N 118°22′20″W / 34.08778°N 118.37222°WCoordinates: 34°5′16″N 118°22′20″W / 34.08778°N 118.37222°W | ||
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County |
 Los Angeles
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| Incorporated | November 29, 1984 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | City Council/City Manager | |
| • Mayor | Lauren Meister | |
| • Councilmembers |
John J. Duran Lindsey Horvath John D'Amico John Heilman (Mayor Pro Tempore) |
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| • 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 |
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West Hollywood, occasionally referred to locally as WeHo (/ˈwiːhoʊ/), 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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