East Hollywood | |
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![]() East Hollywood as viewed from the Griffith Observatory | |
Nickname: EaHo | |
![]() Boundaries of East Hollywood as drawn by the Los Angeles Times | |
Coordinates: 34°05′25″N 118°17′31″W / 34.090259°N 118.291927°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Los Angeles |
City | Los Angeles |
Named for | Location east of Hollywood |
Elevation | 338 ft (103 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Zip codes | 90027, 90029 |
Area code(s) | 213, 323 |
East Hollywood is a densely populated neighborhood of 78,000+ residents that is part of the Hollywood area of the central region of Los Angeles, California. It is notable for being the site of Los Angeles City College, Barnsdall Park, and a hospital district. There are seven public and five private schools, a Los Angeles Public Library branch, and three hospitals. Almost two-thirds of the people living there were born outside the United States, and 90% were renters. In 2000, the neighborhood had high percentages of never-married people and single parents.