Welcome to West Whittier ...

West Whittier is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for West Whittier: W. Whitter

West Whittier is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near West Whittier ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Long Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
• Anaheim
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
  • Anaheim is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <4>
• Santa Ana
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana
  • Santa Ana is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana <4>
• Glendale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Garden Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
  • Garden Grove is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <4>
• Pomona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <4>
• Torrance
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Pasadena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Fullerton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <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 Whittier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Whittier.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Whittier ...

Looking for more information about West Whittier? 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 Whittier, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Whittier.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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