Welcome to Westwood Village ...

Westwood Village is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Westwood Village: Westwood Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Westwood Village is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Westwood Village: 310 & 424<3>

Communities Also Named Westwood Village ...

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

Beyond California, there are 7 communities that are also named Westwood Village - they are located in Louisiana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Westwood Village ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Los Angeles
  • From Westwood Village to Los Angeles
• Glendale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Westwood Village to Glendale
• Torrance
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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  • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <4>
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Westwood Village to Torrance
• Pasadena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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  • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <4>
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Westwood Village to Pasadena
• Downey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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  • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Downey
  • From Westwood Village to Downey
• Inglewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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  • Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
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  • From Westwood Village to Inglewood
• Burbank
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
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  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Westwood Village to Burbank
• Compton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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  • Compton is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Compton
  • From Westwood Village to Compton
• South Gate
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Westwood Village to South Gate
• Santa Monica
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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  • Santa Monica is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Monica <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Santa Monica
  • From Westwood Village to Santa Monica

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westwood Village ...

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