Town guide

Bellflower, California

Bellflower is a city in Los Angeles County, California, home to about 76,819 people across 6.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 90706.

Homes sold for a median of $561 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population76,81912,552 per sq mi
Median home value$705,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$561Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking48%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Bellflower

1 ZIP code

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Around Bellflower

Distances

Nearest major airportLong Beach International Airport (LGB)5 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Long Beach, CA8 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA19 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Bellflower; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Bellflower

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Bellflower had 79,190 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.

It’s the 119th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Los Angeles County grew from 170,298 residents in 1900 to 10,014,009 in 2020.

Bellflower population by census2000: 72,878, 2010: 76,616, 2020: 79,19072,878200076,616201079,1902020

Los Angeles County, 1900–2020

Los Angeles County population, 1900 to 20201900: 170,298, 1910: 504,131, 1920: 936,455, 1930: 2,208,492, 1940: 2,785,643, 1950: 4,151,687, 1960: 6,038,771, 1970: 7,032,075, 1980: 7,477,503, 1990: 8,863,164, 2000: 9,519,338, 2010: 9,818,605, 2020: 10,014,009170K’00’10936K’20’302.8M’40’506.0M’60’707.5M’80’909.5M’00’1010.0M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 47°F. About 12.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BellflowerJan: high 67°F, low 47°F, 2.9 in; Feb: high 67°F, low 48°F, 3 in; Mar: high 69°F, low 51°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 71°F, low 54°F, 0.6 in; May: high 73°F, low 58°F, 0.3 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 61°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 65°F, 0.1 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 66°F, 0 in; Sep: high 82°F, low 64°F, 0.1 in; Oct: high 78°F, low 59°F, 0.5 in; Nov: high 73°F, low 52°F, 0.8 in; Dec: high 67°F, low 47°F, 2.2 in67°47°Jan2.967°48°Feb3.069°51°Mar1.771°54°Apr0.673°58°May0.376°61°Jun0.181°65°Jul0.183°66°Aug0.082°64°Sep0.178°59°Oct0.573°52°Nov0.867°47°Dec2.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Long Beach Daugherty Fld, CA weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Los Angeles County

3,987,736 jobs at 304,988 businesses in Los Angeles County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Los Angeles CountyHealth care and social assistance: 642,665 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 459,745 jobs; Retail trade: 419,890 jobs; Professional services: 320,516 jobs; Manufacturing: 292,916 jobs; Administrative and support: 258,515 jobs; Information: 243,507 jobs; Wholesale trade: 224,605 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Hotels and restaurants 12% Retail trade 11% Professional services 8% Manufacturing 7% Administrative and support 7% Information 6% Wholesale trade 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

974 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bellflower.

Nearest hospitals

  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital - DowneyGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Downey2.1 miles
  • Uci Health-LakewoodGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Lakewood2.2 miles
  • Coast Plaza HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Norwalk2.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors189
Specialist doctors276
Dentists63
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants113
Mental health providers268
Physical and occupational therapists23
Optometrists33
Chiropractors9
Pharmacies23

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Bellflower

Parks (13 nearby)

  • Riverview Park · 16 acres1.1 mi
  • Ruth R. Caruthers Park · 15 acres1.1 mi
  • John S. Simms Park · 13 acres0.4 mi
  • T. Mayne Thompson Park · 13 acres1.2 mi
  • Progress Park · 9 acres1.4 mi
  • Golden Park · 8 acres1.8 mi

Grocery stores (8 nearby)

  • ALDI0.1 mi
  • Holland International Market0.3 mi
  • Superior Grocers0.9 mi
  • Luis Meat Market1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Pharmacy1.9 mi
  • Mercy Medical Pharmacy1.9 mi
  • John's Pharmacy2.0 mi
  • Walgreens2.0 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Clifton M. Brakensiek Library0.4 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Carpenter House Museum1.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • Burnight Center/Theatre1.7 mi
  • Performing Arts Center1.8 mi

Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1957.

Notable people born here

  • Chris Carter (1956) · American television and film producer (born 1956)
  • Malcolm David Kelley (1992) · American actor
  • Wendi McLendon-Covey (1969) · American actress
  • Jason Lezak (1975) · American swimmer
  • Shauna Grant (1963) · American pornographic actress and nude model (1963–1984)
  • Anthony Brown (1992) · American basketball player (born 1992)
  • Angela Williams (1980) · Athletics competitor, sprinter
  • Angela Haynes (1984) · American tennis player

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Bellflower

Public schools here are run by Bellflower Unified, California Advancing Pathways Students in LA County ROC/P. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (11)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Albert Baxter ElementaryBellflowerK–6309Public1.1 mi
Bellflower Alternative Education CenterBellflowerK–129Alternative Education1.6 mi
Ernie Pyle ElementaryBellflowerK–6341Public1.1 mi
Frank E. Woodruff ElementaryBellflowerK–6444Public0.6 mi
Las Flores Home Education Independent Study AcademyBellflowerK–12280Alternative Education0.8 mi
Ramona ElementaryBellflowerK–6454Public0.5 mi
Thomas Jefferson ElementaryBellflowerK–6457Public1.2 mi
Washington ElementaryBellflowerK–6579Public0.5 mi
Bellflower HighBellflower7–121,997Public0.9 mi
Somerset HighBellflower7–12104Alternative Education0.7 mi
CA Advancing Pathways for Students in Los Angeles CoBellflower9–12—Career and Technical0.5 mi
Private schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Creative Day Preschool & AcademyBellflowerPre-K–K6Christian (no specific denomination)1.5 mi
Southland Christian AcademyBellflowerPre-K–5122Assembly of God0.6 mi
Wonderland PreschoolBellflowerPre-K–K123Nonsectarian1.3 mi
St Dominic Savio SchoolBellflowerTK–8305Roman Catholic1.6 mi
Adventist Union SchoolBellflowerK–848Seventh-day Adventist0.6 mi
St Bernard SchoolBellflowerK–8229Roman Catholic0.6 mi
St John BoscoBellflower9–12800Roman Catholic1.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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