Sunnyside, Portland, Oregon

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Sunnyside, Portland, Oregon
Neighborhood representation
Association Sunnyside Neighborhood Association
Coalition Southeast Uplift
Neighborhood geography
Area 1.55 km² (PDF map)
Location Interactive map
Demographics (2000)
Population 7,155 (density 4,616/km²)
Households 3,487 (95% occupied)
Owned 1,230 (35%)
Rented 2,257 (65%)
Size 2.05 persons (average)

Sunnyside is a neighborhood in the Southeast section of Portland, spanning between SE Stark St. and SE Hawthorne Blvd. (north to south) and from SE 28th Ave. to SE 49th Ave. (west to east). Sunnyside is sometimes referred to as Hawthorne/Belmont, for its two main commercial streets, although technically the unofficial geographical area known colloquially as Hawthorne borders both Sunnyside and Richmond neighborhoods.

Sunnyside is bordered by Laurelhurst on the north, Richmond on the south, Buckman on the west, and Mount Tabor on the east. Because of its Victorian architecture and bohemian culture, Hawthorne/Belmont is often compared to San Francisco's Haight Ashbury district.