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Welcome to Whittier ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whittier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

The city was incorporated February 25, 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Whittier has a population of 84,142 people<2> (see below for details).

Whittier is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Whittier: 562

The ZIP codes for Whittier: 90601-90610, 90612<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Whittier had an population of 84,142 people. This is a decrease of 1.39% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Whittier had a population of 85,331 people. This makes Whittier the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of Whittier represents 0.23% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 84th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 85,331 people, the population of Whittier increased 1.97% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 83,680 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Whittier.

Communities Also Named Whittier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Whittier - they are located in Alaska, Florida, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Washington.

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

Websites for Whittier ...

Official Website: www.cityofwhittier.org/

Communities near Whittier ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whittier. Our list includes 37 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Whittier.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whittier ...

Looking for more information about 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Whittier, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Whittier.

Adding Whittier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whittier in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Whittier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Whittier post office opened in 1887.

We also found Whittier in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whittier.

The official website for Whittier: www.cityofwhittier.org/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Whittier.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whittier - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Whittier). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Whittier or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Whittier includes: 90601, 90602, 90603, 90604, 90605, 90606, 90607, 90608, 90609 & 90610.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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