Whittier, California
Whittier, California | |
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Greenleaf Avenue Whittier Village Cinemas Skyline of Whittier, California | |
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Location of Whittier in Los Angeles County, California | |
Whittier Location in California and the contiguous United States Whittier Whittier (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 33°57′56″N 118°1′28″W / 33.96556°N 118.02444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | February 25, 1898 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Joe Vinatieri |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Octavio Cesar Martinez |
| • City Council | Fernando Dutra Mary Ann Pacheco Cathy Warner |
| • City Manager | Conal McNamara |
| • Assistant City Manager | Shannon DeLong |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.66 sq mi (37.97 km2) |
| • Land | 14.65 sq mi (37.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.09% |
| Elevation | 367 ft (112 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 87,306 |
| • Rank | 98th in California |
| • Density | 5,824.9/sq mi (2,249.0/km2) |
| Demonym | Whittierite |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 90601–90610 |
| Area code | 562 |
| FIPS code | 06-85292 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652813, 2412260 |
| Website | www |
Whittier (/wɪtiər/) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Part of the Gateway Cities, the 14.7-square-mile (38.0 km2) city had 87,306 residents as of the 2020 United States census. Whittier was incorporated in February 1898 and became a charter city in 1955. The city is named for the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier and is home to Whittier College. The city is surrounded by four unincorporated areas sharing the Whittier name, West Whittier-Los Nietos, North Whittier, South Whittier, and East Whittier, which combined are home to a larger population than Whittier proper.