Welcome to West Portal ...

West Portal is located in San Francisco County<1>.

The location of West Portal has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for West Portal: W. Portal

West Portal is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named West Portal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Portal - they are located in New Jersey and Utah.

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

Communities near West Portal ...

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

• San Francisco
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Francisco
  • San Francisco is located in San Francisco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 866,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Francisco <4>
• Oakland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
• Berkeley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
  • Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <4>
• Richmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Daly City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daly City
  • Daly City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daly City <4>
• San Mateo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mateo
  • San Mateo is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Mateo <4>
• San Leandro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leandro
  • San Leandro is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Leandro <4>
• Alameda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alameda <4>
• South San Francisco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Francisco
  • South San Francisco is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South San Francisco <4>
• San Rafael
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
  • San Rafael is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Rafael <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 West Portal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Portal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Portal ...

Looking for more information about West Portal? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Portal, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Portal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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