Westwood Highlands, San Francisco

Westwood Highlands
Panoramic view of the neighborhood in 2010
Westwood Highlands
Location within Central San Francisco
Coordinates: 37°44′05″N 122°27′25″W / 37.7347°N 122.456854°W / 37.7347; -122.456854
Government
  SupervisorSean Elsbernd
  AssemblymemberCatherine Stefani (D)
  State SenatorScott Wiener (D)
  U.S. HouseNancy Pelosi (D)
Area
  Total
0.46 km2 (0.178 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
  Total
1,782
  Density3,856/km2 (9,986/sq mi)
ZIP Code
94127
Area codes415/628

Westwood Highlands is a small neighborhood located on the West Side of San Francisco, California, northeast of the intersection of Monterey Boulevard and Plymouth Avenue. It is bordered by Westwood Park to the south, Saint Francis Wood to the west, Sherwood Forest to the north, and Sunnyside to the east. Mt. Davidson, the highest point in San Francisco, lays just northeast.

Westwood Highlands covers an area of 0.178 square miles, with a population of 1,782 as of 2009. The median household income in Westwood Highlands is $116,573, compared to a median of $70,770 for the city of San Francisco.

Westwood Highlands is a subdivision development comprising 283 homes built between 1925 and 1929. The subdivision is bound by five intersecting arterial roads. Westwood Highlands was one of the first residential communities in the United States to agree to a set of covenants and restrictions.