Lakewood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, home to about 79,850 people across 9.4 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 90712, 90713 and 90715.
Homes sold for a median of $619 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
All in Lakewood
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| Nearest major airport | Long Beach International Airport (LGB)3 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Long Beach, CA5 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA20 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lakewood; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Lakewood had 82,496 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 110th 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.
Los Angeles County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
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.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Long Beach Daugherty Fld, CA weather station (3 miles away).
3,987,736 jobs at 304,988 businesses in Los Angeles County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
405 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lakewood’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 40 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 66 |
| Dentists | 75 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 49 |
| Mental health providers | 80 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 52 |
| Optometrists | 18 |
| Chiropractors | 25 |
| Pharmacies | 16 |
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.
Parks (25 nearby)
Grocery stores (15 nearby)
Pharmacies (11 nearby)
Libraries (4 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Established in 1954.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by ABC Unified, Long Beach Unified, Bellflower Unified and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aloha ElementaryLakewood | K–6 | 302 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Cleveland ElementaryLakewood | K–5 | 450 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Craig Williams ElementaryLakewood | K–6 | 478 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Esther Lindstrom ElementaryLakewood | K–6 | 552 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| GompersLakewood | K–5 | 366 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Holmes ElementaryLakewood | K–5 | 378 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Intensive Learning CenterLakewood | K–6 | 646 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| MacArthur ElementaryLakewood | K–5 | 340 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Madison ElementaryLakewood | K–5 | 406 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Melbourne (Ella P.) ElementaryLakewood | K–6 | 338 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| Palms ElementaryLakewood | K–6 | 463 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Riley ElementaryLakewood | K–5 | 490 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Stephen Foster ElementaryLakewood | K–6 | 501 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Willow ElementaryLakewood | K–6 | 346 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Hoover MiddleLakewood | 6–8 | 505 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Mayfair HighLakewood | 7–12 | 2,422 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Artesia HighLakewood | 9–12 | 1,384 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Buena Vista HighLakewood | 9–12 | 180 | Alternative Education | 1.7 mi |
| Lakewood HighLakewood | 9–12 | 2,305 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Odyssey STEM AcademyLakewood | 9–12 | 336 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educare PreschoolLakewood | Pre-K–K | 6 | Nonsectarian | 0.8 mi |
| St Joseph High SchoolLakewood | 9–12 | 495 | Roman Catholic | 1.0 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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