| West Portal | |
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| — Neighborhood of San Francisco — | |
| A residential street in West Portal | |
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West Portal
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| Government | |
| • Board of Supervisors | Sean Elsbernd |
| • State Assembly | Fiona Ma (D) |
| • State Senate | Leland Yee (D) |
| • U.S. House | Jackie Speier (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7 km2 (2.705 sq mi) |
| • Land | 7 km2 (2.705 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,630 |
| • Density | 3,563.7/km2 (9,230/sq mi) |
| ZIP Code | 94116, 94127, 94132 |
| Area code(s) | 415 |
West Portal is a small neighborhood in San Francisco, California. Like adjacent Forest Hill and St. Francis Wood, West Portal is an affluent, primarily residential area of the City. The neighborhood's main corridor, West Portal Avenue, serves as a principal shopping district of southwestern San Francisco.
West Portal is located at the southern edge of the hills in central San Francisco. The neighborhood is named for the western terminus of the Muni tunnel beneath Twin Peaks that opened in 1918. The ride in the subway from West Portal to Union Square is about fifteen minutes.
Because of its small size and mom and pop stores, restaurants, and saloons, the neighborhood is often described as having a village atmosphere. The neighborhood is served by a branch of the San Francisco Public Library. Like Glen Park, the neighborhood is one of San Francisco's metro-centered communities.
The frequent fog helps keep the area green in the usually rainless summer months, and on a clear day, the park above the tunnel provides a view of the Marin Headlands and the Farallon Islands in the Pacific.
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