Haight-Ashbury

Haight-Ashbury
Cole Street, left, and Haight Street, right
Nicknames: 
The Haight, Upper Haight, Hashbury, Psychedelphia
Haight-Ashbury
Location within Central San Francisco
Coordinates: 37°46′12″N 122°26′49″W / 37.7700°N 122.4469°W / 37.7700; -122.4469
Country United States
State California
City and countySan Francisco
Government
  SupervisorDean Preston
  AssemblymemberMatt Haney (D)
  State senatorScott Wiener (D)
  U. S. rep.Nancy Pelosi (D)
Area
  Total
0.309 sq mi (0.80 km2)
  Land0.309 sq mi (0.80 km2)
Population
  Total
10,601
  Density34,253/sq mi (13,225/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
  Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
94117
Area codes415/628

Haight-Ashbury (/ˌht ˈæʃbɛri, -bəri/) is a district of San Francisco, California, named for the intersection of Haight and Ashbury streets. It is also called the Haight and the Upper Haight. The neighborhood is known as one of the main centers of the counterculture of the 1960s.