Westwego, Louisiana
Westwego, Louisiana | |
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City | |
Ed Martin's | |
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Flag Wordmark | |
Location of Westwego in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 29°54′11″N 90°08′35″W / 29.90306°N 90.14306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Jefferson |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Billiot (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.59 sq mi (9.31 km2) |
| • Land | 3.12 sq mi (8.07 km2) |
| • Water | 0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2) |
| Elevation | 03 ft (0.91 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,568 |
| • Rank | JE: 4th |
| • Density | 2,749.7/sq mi (1,061.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70094 |
| Area code | 504 |
| FIPS code | 22-81165 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405721 |
| Website | www |
Westwego is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located in Jefferson Parish. It is a suburban community of New Orleans in the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area and lies along the west bank of the Mississippi River. The population of the city of Westwego was 8,568 at the 2020 United States census.