South Whittier, California

About South Whittier

South Whittier is a small unincorporated community in southeastern California.

Officially, South Whittier is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.34 square miles.

📰 South Whittier News Today

• South Whittier Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• SATURDAY: Hahn Will Bring Gifts for Guns to South Whittier COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES (.gov) · Dec 2
• Driver slams into several parked cars in South Whittier, leaving 1 overturned ABC7 Los Angeles · Sep 27
• 19-year-old man killed in gang shooting in South Whittier Whittier Daily News · Dec 20
• Wrong-way driver accused of plowing into 25 LASD recruits, killing 1, withdraws guilty plea KTLA · May 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes South Whittier Unique

• The only place in America named South Whittier — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Easy reach of Whittier (2 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in South Whittier

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in South Whittier

• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in South Whittier

• Adventure Park reviews ★
• Frontier Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of South Whittier

🏘️ Nearby Communities