The City of Westlake Village nestles snugly along the western edge of Los Angeles County, nine miles inland from the Pacific Ocean and 38 miles west of downtown Los Angeles. Situated on 5.4 square miles, averaging 900 feet above sea level, the community is framed by the Santa Monica Mountains to the southwest and the Simi Hills to the north. Westlake Village is recognized as one of America's most successful suburbs and finest areas to live, work, and raise a family. A population of 8,341 resides within this beautiful, natural environment of award-winning neighborhoods. thriving businesses and enviable lifestyles. Within the city limits are approximately 850 commercial and light industrial business firms, as well as 17 individual neighborhoods. A wide variety of housing to match every lifestyle is available, including conveniently-situated townhouses, condominiums, mobile homes, single-family and lakefront residences as well as custom estate homes.

The original master-planned community of Westlake Village is transected diagonally by the Los Angeles and Ventura County line. The Los Angeles County side, consisting of 3,456 acres, was incorporated as the City of Westlake Village in 1981 and became the 82nd municipality in Los Angeles County. The Ventura County side, comprised of the remaining 8,544 acres of the original Russell Ranch, was annexed into the City of Thousand Oaks in two portions on 1968 and 1972. Today, both sides of Westlake Village, with an area population estimated at 28,600, identify as a single community.