The neighborhoods we serve

ECWA is the City of Los Angeles neighborhood council for eight communities in South LA, from Leimert Park Village to the Baldwin Hills and the Crenshaw corridor. Find your neighborhood to meet your representatives.

The neon marquee of the Vision Theatre in Leimert Park Village

Area 1 ZIP 90016

La Brea Avenue on the west, Crenshaw Boulevard on the east, Coliseum Street on the north to Chesapeake Avenue and Obama Boulevard, and Santo Tomas Drive to the south.

  • Village Green

    Completed in 1942 as Baldwin Hills Village, this 64-acre garden-city community by architect Reginald D.

  • Baldwin Village

    Recognized as its own community in 1988, Baldwin Village sits east of Village Green and is one of the most densely populated parts of the district, with mid-century apartment courts and a strong network of tenant and block organizations.

  • Crenshaw Manor

    Homes and businesses along the Crenshaw corridor near Martin Luther King Jr.

Area 2 ZIP 90008

Jefferson Boulevard at the Culver City line on the west, La Brea Avenue and Santo Tomas Drive on the east, and Stocker Street to the south.

  • Baldwin Hills

    Known locally as "The Dons" because nearly every street name begins with Don, this hillside neighborhood looks out over the Los Angeles Basin from the Baldwin Hills.

  • Baldwin Vista

    Hillside homes on the north face of the Baldwin Hills between La Cienega and La Brea, bordered by Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area, whose trails and overlooks offer views from the Hollywood Hills to the ocean.

  • Cameo Plaza

    A quiet residential enclave in the Baldwin Hills area, represented on the council through Area 2.

Area 3 ZIP 90018

Crenshaw Boulevard (from Stocker Street to Obama Boulevard) and the city border (from Stocker Street to Vernon Avenue) on the west, Arlington Avenue on the east, Obama Boulevard on the north and Vernon Avenue on the south.

  • Leimert Park

    Laid out in 1928 by developer Walter H.

  • Arlington Park

    Tree-lined residential streets on the eastern edge of the district, between Crenshaw Boulevard and Arlington Avenue, south of Obama Boulevard and north of Vernon Avenue.

Map of the ECWA council boundaries showing Area 1 in the center, Area 2 in the Baldwin Hills to the west, and Area 3 around Leimert Park to the east
Council boundary map from the Los Angeles City Clerk.