ZIP Code 90602
About Whittier
Whittier 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.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
25,823
population
$67,259
median household income
6,882
people / sq mi
$729,300
median home value
$1,719
median gross rent
34.5
median age
8,514
housing units
7,950
households
3.8
land area (sq mi)
Key places in 90602
- Whittier College university
- Friends Park park
- William Penn Park park
- York Field park
- Workman Hill nature
- Whittier Transportation Center historic
Points of interest
- fast_food
- bank
Brands
- Burger King (1)
- KFC (1)
- McDonald's (1)
- Popeyes (1)
- Taco Bell (1)