Regional Guide

Beverly Hills & Hollywood

Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Hollywood and the hills and historic districts around them

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This is the center of the Los Angeles basin north of the 10 freeway. Beverly Hills and West Hollywood are independent cities; around them are the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Hollywood, Hollywood Hills West above the Sunset Strip, Beverly Crest in the canyons behind Beverly Hills, and the walkable flats of Beverly Grove, Fairfax, Carthay and Pico-Robertson.

Click any area on the map to open its guide. City limits and community boundaries are drawn from U.S. Census Bureau, Los Angeles County and Los Angeles Times neighborhood data and are approximate.

Beverly Hills & Hollywood area guides

Moving to Beverly Hills, West Hollywood or Hollywood

Which neighborhood fits you?

For a Beverly Hills address with Beverly Hills schools, the city of Beverly Hills itself. For the 90210 ZIP code in the hills at Los Angeles prices and with Los Angeles services, Beverly Crest. For views and architecture, Hollywood Hills West. For walkable nightlife and condos, West Hollywood and Hollywood. For 1920s Spanish houses and duplexes, Carthay, Fairfax, Beverly Grove and Pico-Robertson.

Historic districts and hillside rules

Carthay Circle, South Carthay and Carthay Square are city historic preservation zones where exterior changes are reviewed. In the hills, Los Angeles hillside and mansionization ordinances limit the size of new homes, and narrow streets affect construction and insurance.

Commuting and getting around

There is no freeway through the middle of this region, so Sunset, Santa Monica, Wilshire and Olympic boulevards carry the traffic. The Metro B Line serves Hollywood, and the D Line subway extension runs under Wilshire through the Miracle Mile to Beverly Hills and on toward Century City and Westwood.

Common questions about the Beverly Hills & Hollywood

What is Beverly Hills Post Office?

The part of the City of Los Angeles, mostly in Beverly Crest, that carries the 90210 ZIP code. Homes there have a Beverly Hills mailing address but Los Angeles city services and Los Angeles Unified schools.

Is West Hollywood its own city?

Yes. West Hollywood incorporated in 1984 and has its own city government, with law enforcement contracted from the county sheriff.

Where are the Bird Streets?

In Hollywood Hills West above the Sunset Strip, on streets named Oriole, Blue Jay, Nightingale and similar.

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