West Portal, San Francisco

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West Portal
Neighborhood of San Francisco
Ulloa Street in West Portal in 2017
West Portal Location within San Francisco
Coordinates: 37°44′27.32″N 122°27′56.95″W / 37.7409222°N 122.4658194°W / 37.7409222; -122.4658194
Government
• Supervisor	Norman Yee
• Assemblymember	Phil Ting (D)[1]
• State Senator	Scott Wiener (D)[1]
• U. S. Representatives	Nancy Pelosi (D)[2] and Jackie Speier (D)[3]
Area
• Total	2.705 sq mi (7.01 km2)
• Land	2.705 sq mi (7.01 km2)
Population
• Total	2,630
• Density	9,230/sq mi (3,560/km2)
ZIP Code	94116, 94127, 94132
Area codes	415/628

West Portal is a small neighborhood in San Francisco, California. West Portal is a primarily residential area of the City. The neighborhood's main corridor, West Portal Avenue, serves as a principal shopping district of southwestern San Francisco.

Location[]

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 Station to Castro Station is about seven minutes. By the West Portal Station, the L Taraval goes west along Ulloa Street, and the K Ingleside and the M Oceanview go south along West Portal Avenue. It is also served by the T Third Street Line. The neighborhood is served by the 48 and 57 Muni bus lines.

Characteristics[]

Because of its small size and collection of mom and pop stores, restaurants, and saloons, the neighborhood is often described as having a village-like atmosphere. The neighborhood is served by the West Portal Branch of the San Francisco Public Library. Like Glen Park, West Portal is a San Francisco community that almost functions as a small city itself. Though small, the neighborhood has many banks, restaurants of many types, coffee shops, salons, a first run movie theater, post office, elementary school, drug stores, bakeries, ice cream shops, real estate agents, and spas. West Portal Avenue is dotted with locally owned and operated businesses which include a book store, toy store, produce market, candy shop, and hardware store. West Portal Avenue also has many professional services such as dentists, lawyers, accountants, and optometrists.

The frequent fog helps keep the area green in the usually rainless summer months, and on a clear day, West Portal Park, above the Twin Peaks Tunnel, provides a view of the Marin Headlands and the Farallon Islands in the Pacific.

Transit[]

The neighborhood is served by the Muni train lines L Taraval, M Ocean View, S Shuttle, K Ingleside and T Third Street.^[4]

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