August F. Haw, California

August F. Haw [sic] is the shortened placename designated by the United States Postal Service for a South Los Angeles area associated with ZIP codes 90002, 90044, 90051, 90059, and 90061.[1]

It is a corruption of the name of the Augustus F. Hawkins Natural Park, which was recently built in a highly urbanized area of south LA.[2] The park itself is named after former Congressman Augustus Freeman "Gus" Hawkins.

This corrupted name is recognized on an information pass-through basis by a variety of government agencies, including state agencies such as the Southern California Air Quality Management District[3] and the Medical Board of California,[4] and the federal government.[5]

The name is also widely used in commercial databases.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Find a ZIP + 4 code By City Results, United States Postal Service
  2. ↑ Proposition O Call for Projects, City of Los Angeles - Proposition O Citizens Oversight Advisory Committee, p. 3, 2005
  3. ↑ Air Quality Management District, ZIPCODES WITHIN THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, 2007
  4. ↑ Medical Board of California, 2008 Cultural Background Survey Statistics by Zip Code/County
  5. ↑ Alexander Daumit, White House - Office of Management and Budget, List of Valid US Cities, 2007
  6. ↑ See, for example, Google search for "August F. Haw"

Coordinates: 33°59′20″N 118°14′41″W / 33.98889°N 118.24472°W