Welcome to Westwood ...

The village of Westwood is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

Westwood is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Westwood: 310 & 424<3>

Communities Also Named Westwood ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Los Angeles
  • From Westwood to Los Angeles
• Glendale
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glendale
  • From Westwood 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:
  • From your current location to Torrance
  • From Westwood 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:
  • From your current location to Pasadena
  • From Westwood to Pasadena
• Downey
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Downey
  • From Westwood 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
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Inglewood
  • From Westwood to Inglewood
• Burbank
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burbank
  • From Westwood 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 to Compton
• South Gate
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Gate
  • From Westwood to South Gate
• Santa Monica
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Monica
  • 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 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. 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.