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 Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Air Quality Management District, ZIPCODES WITHIN THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, 2007 Archived May 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Medical Board of California, 2008 Cultural Background Survey Statistics by Zip Code/County Archived January 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  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"

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