Welcome to Westwood ...

Westwood is located in Lassen County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Westwood is 5,120 feet [1,561 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Westwood is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Westwood lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Westwood is within the boundaries of the (530) area code.

The ZIP code for Westwood: 96137<3>

Communities Also Named Westwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Westwood: This one is located in Lassen County and the other is located in Los Angeles County.

Beyond California, there are 81 communities that are also named Westwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (5), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (10), Ohio (5), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Quebec, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (3), Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (6) and Washington (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Westwood.

Communities near Westwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Westwood.

• East Shore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shore
  • East Shore is located in Plumas County
• Hamilton Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Branch
  • Hamilton Branch is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton Branch <4>
• Peninsula Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Village
  • Peninsula Village is located in Lassen County
• Peninsula Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Village
  • Peninsula Village is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peninsula Village <4>
• Lake Almanor Peninsula
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Almanor Peninsula
  • Lake Almanor Peninsula is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Almanor Peninsula <4>
• Lake Almanor Country Club
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Almanor Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Almanor Country Club
  • Lake Almanor Country Club is located in Plumas County
• Almanor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almanor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almanor
  • Almanor is located in Plumas County
• Canyondam
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyondam
  • Canyondam is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyondam <4>
• Prattville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
  • Prattville is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattville <4>
• Greenville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Westwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Westwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Westwood. See our Newspapers Page for Westwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westwood ...

Looking for more information about Westwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Westwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Westwood.

Adding Westwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Westwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Westwood post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lassen County: www.co.lassen.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/