Maywood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, home to about 24,317 people across 1.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 90270.
Homes sold for a median of $467 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
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| Nearest major airport | Long Beach International Airport (LGB)12 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Los Angeles, CA13 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Maywood; 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.
Maywood had 25,138 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 311th 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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 48°F. About 14.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Los Angeles Dwtn Usc Campus, CA weather station (5 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).
48 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Maywood.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 7 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 6 |
| Dentists | 17 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 10 |
| Mental health providers | 5 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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 (9 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Established in 1924.
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 Los Angeles Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishburn Avenue ElementaryMaywood | K–5 | 430 | Public | 0.1 mi |
| Heliotrope Avenue ElementaryMaywood | K–5 | 462 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Loma Vista ElementaryMaywood | K–5 | 498 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Maywood ElementaryMaywood | K–5 | 426 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Maywood Center for Enriched StudiesMaywood | 6–12 | 1,093 | Alternative Education | 0.3 mi |
| Maywood Academy HighMaywood | 9–12 | 1,012 | Public | 0.5 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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