Tenderloin, San Francisco

Neighborhood in California, U.S. Neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United StatesTenderloinNeighborhoodNicknames: The L's, The Loin, The TL, The TendyTenderloinLocation within Central San FranciscoCoordinates: 37°47′0″N 122°25′0″W / 37.78333°N 122.41667°W / 37.78333; -122.41667Country United StatesState CaliforniaCity-countySan FranciscoNamed forTenderloin, ManhattanGovernment • SupervisorBilal Mahmood • AssemblymemberMatt Haney (D) • State senatorScott Wiener (D) • U.S. rep.Nancy Pelosi (D)Area • Total0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2) • Land0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2) • Water0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%Population (2008) • Total25,067 • Density71,694/sq mi (27,681/km2)Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific) • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)ZIP Codes94102, 94103, 94109Area codes415/628 The Tenderloin is a neighborhood in downtown San Francisco, in the flatlands on the southern slope of Nob Hill, situated between the Union Square shopping district to the northeast and the Civic Center office district to the southwest. Encompassing about fifty square blocks, it is historically bounded on the north by Geary Street, on the east by Mason Street, on the south by Market Street and on the