Town guide

Lawndale, California

Lawndale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, home to about 30,781 people across 2.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 90260.

Homes sold for a median of $592 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population30,78115,625 per sq mi
Median home value$781,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$592Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking43%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Lawndale

1 ZIP code

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Around Lawndale

Distances

Nearest major airportLos Angeles International Airport (LAX)5 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Los Angeles, CA10 miles away

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

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

Who represents Lawndale

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

Lawndale had 31,807 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.

It’s the 264th 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.

Lawndale population by census2000: 31,711, 2010: 32,769, 2020: 31,80731,711200032,769201031,8072020

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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 49°F. About 11.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LawndaleJan: high 67°F, low 49°F, 2.7 in; Feb: high 67°F, low 51°F, 3 in; Mar: high 68°F, low 53°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 70°F, low 55°F, 0.6 in; May: high 71°F, low 58°F, 0.3 in; Jun: high 73°F, low 62°F, 0 in; Jul: high 77°F, low 65°F, 0 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 65°F, 0 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 65°F, 0.2 in; Oct: high 76°F, low 60°F, 0.5 in; Nov: high 72°F, low 54°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 66°F, low 49°F, 2.2 in67°49°Jan2.767°51°Feb3.068°53°Mar1.770°55°Apr0.671°58°May0.373°62°Jun0.077°65°Jul0.079°65°Aug0.079°65°Sep0.276°60°Oct0.572°54°Nov0.766°49°Dec2.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hawthorne Muni Ap, CA weather station (3 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

174 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lawndale.

Nearest hospitals

  • Memorial Hospital of GardenaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Gardena3.2 miles
  • Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Torrance3.5 miles
  • Centinela Hospital Medical CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Inglewood4.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors10
Specialist doctors16
Dentists41
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants17
Mental health providers60
Physical and occupational therapists10
Optometrists7
Chiropractors13
Pharmacies3

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 Lawndale

Parks (8 nearby)

  • Alondra Community Regional Park · 203 acres0.9 mi
  • Rogers-Anderson Park · 11 acres0.3 mi
  • Jane Addams Park · 5 acres0.5 mi
  • William Green Park · 4 acres0.8 mi
  • Dale Page Park · 1 acres1.0 mi

Grocery stores (7 nearby)

  • El Super0.4 mi
  • Smart & Final Extra!0.4 mi
  • Vons0.7 mi
  • Super Hayat Market0.9 mi

Pharmacies (8 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy<0.1 mi
  • Thu Pharmacy0.2 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy0.5 mi
  • Walgreens1.0 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Lawndale Branch County of Los Angeles Public Library0.8 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Wonder of Dinosaurs1.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center1.5 mi
  • Hermosa Beach Playhouse2.9 mi
  • Saint Rocke3.1 mi
  • George Nakano Theatre3.4 mi
  • Torrance Cultural Arts Center3.4 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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 1959.

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

Schools in Lawndale

Public schools here are run by Lawndale Elementary, Centinela Valley Union High, Environmental Charter High - Lawndale District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (13)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Billy Mitchell ElementaryLawndaleK–5471Public1.0 mi
F. D. Roosevelt ElementaryLawndaleK–5396Public1.1 mi
Lucille J. Smith ElementaryLawndaleK–5331Public0.8 mi
Mark Twain ElementaryLawndaleK–5585Public0.7 mi
William Anderson ElementaryLawndaleK–5572Public0.3 mi
William Green ElementaryLawndaleK–5516Public0.7 mi
Jane Addams MiddleLawndale6–8644Public0.4 mi
Will Rogers MiddleLawndale6–8799Public0.4 mi
Centinela Valley Independent StudyLawndale9–1262Alternative Education1.1 mi
Environmental Charter High - LawndaleLawndale9–12488Charter0.5 mi
Lawndale HighLawndale9–121,403Public0.8 mi
Leuzinger HighLawndale9–121,981Public1.0 mi
R. K. Lloyde HighLawndale9–12230Alternative Education1.1 mi

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

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Shares ZIP codes with Alondra Park.

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