Welcome to West Hollywood ...

The city of West Hollywood is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Hollywood, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated November 29, 1984.

A typical abbreviation for West Hollywood: W. Hollywood

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Hollywood has a population of 35,454 people<2> (see below for details).

West Hollywood is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Hollywood is within the (323) area code.

The ZIP code for West Hollywood: 90069<4>

Websites for West Hollywood ...

Official Website: www.weho.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Hollywood had an population of 35,454 people. This is an increase of 3.07% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Hollywood had a population of 34,399 people. This makes West Hollywood the county's 52nd most populous community.

The population of West Hollywood represents 0.09% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 219th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 34,399 people, the population of West Hollywood decreased 3.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 35,716 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Hollywood.

Communities Also Named West Hollywood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Hollywood - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near West Hollywood ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <5>
• Glendale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
  • Former name for Glendale:
  • Tropico
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <5>
• Torrance
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
  • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <5>
• Pasadena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
  • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <5>
• El Monte
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
  • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <5>
• Downey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
  • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <5>
• Inglewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
  • Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <5>
• Burbank
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
  • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <5>
• Compton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Compton is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <5>
• South Gate
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
  • South Gate is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Gate <5>

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 West Hollywood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Hollywood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Hollywood. 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 West Hollywood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Hollywood ...

Looking for more information about West Hollywood? 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 West Hollywood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Hollywood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for West Hollywood: www.weho.org/

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

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