Willowbrook is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to about 21,681 people across 1.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 90059 and 90222.
Homes sold for a median of $535 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Los Angeles; part is in Willowbrook
Mostly Compton; part is in Willowbrook
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Willowbrook. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Long Beach International Airport (LGB)9 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Long Beach, CA10 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA12 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Willowbrook; 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.
Willowbrook had 24,295 residents in the 2020 census, down 29% since 2000.
It’s the 335th 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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 49°F. About 11.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hawthorne Muni Ap, 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).
724 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Willowbrook’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 79 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 68 |
| Dentists | 16 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 140 |
| Mental health providers | 408 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 11 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
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 (11 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 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.
Colleges and universities
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Compton Unified, Los Angeles Unified, ISANA Achernar Academy District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson ElementaryCompton | K–8 | 451 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Carver ElementaryLos Angeles | K–8 | 293 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Grape Street ElementaryLos Angeles | K–5 | 333 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| ISANA Achernar AcademyCompton | K–8 | 407 | Charter | 1.1 mi |
| Jefferson ElementaryCompton | K–8 | 642 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| KIPP Compton CommunityCompton | K–8 | 783 | Charter | 0.9 mi |
| Lovelia P. Flournoy ElementaryLos Angeles | K–5 | 382 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Martin Luther King ElementaryCompton | K–6 | 336 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| One Hundred Ninth Street ElementaryLos Angeles | K–5 | 332 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| One Hundred Sixteenth Street ElementaryLos Angeles | K–5 | 401 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| One Hundred Twelfth Street ElementaryLos Angeles | K–5 | 319 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Ritter ElementaryLos Angeles | K–5 | 307 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Ronald E. McNair ElementaryCompton | K–6 | 358 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Washington ElementaryCompton | K–8 | 268 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Alliance Jack H. Skirball MiddleLos Angeles | 6–8 | 390 | Charter | 1.6 mi |
| Animo James B. Taylor Charter MiddleLos Angeles | 6–8 | 464 | Charter | 1.6 mi |
| Willowbrook MiddleCompton | 6–8 | 304 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy HighLos Angeles | 9–12 | 474 | Charter | 1.4 mi |
| Centennial HighCompton | 9–12 | 908 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Compton Early College HighCompton | 9–12 | 556 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| King/Drew Medical Magnet HighLos Angeles | 9–12 | 1,381 | Alternative Education | 0.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Adventist AcademyLos Angeles | Pre-K–8 | 118 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1.1 mi |
| San Miguel Catholic SchoolLos Angeles | TK–8 | 191 | Roman Catholic | 1.4 mi |
| Los Angeles Computer Science AcademyLos Angeles | 9–12 | 47 | Islamic | 0.6 mi |
| Verbum Dei Jesuit High SchoolLos Angeles | 9–12 | 302 | Roman Catholic | 1.3 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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Shares ZIP codes with Compton, Los Angeles and West Rancho Dominguez.
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