Welcome to Lakewood ...

The city of Lakewood is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lakewood has a population of 78,999 people<2> (see below for details).

Lakewood is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lakewood lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lakewood is within the (562) area code.

The ZIP codes for Lakewood: 90711-90715<4>

Websites for Lakewood ...

Official Website: www.lakewoodcity.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lakewood had an population of 78,999 people. This is a decrease of 1.31% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lakewood had a population of 80,048 people. This makes Lakewood the county's 23rd most populous community.

The population of Lakewood represents 0.21% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 94th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 80,048 people, the population of Lakewood has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 79,345 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lakewood.

Communities Also Named Lakewood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 96 communities that are also named Lakewood - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (4), Illinois (6), Indiana (3), Iowa (2), Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (8), Minnesota, Mississippi (3), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (5), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (9), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (9), Washington (3) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lakewood.

Communities near Lakewood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lakewood.

• Los Angeles
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <5>
• Long Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <5>
• Anaheim
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
  • Anaheim is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <5>
• Santa Ana
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana
  • Santa Ana is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana <5>
• Huntington Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Beach
  • Huntington Beach is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Beach <5>
• Garden Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
  • Garden Grove is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <5>
• Torrance
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
  • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <5>
• Fullerton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <5>
• Orange
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <5>
• Costa Mesa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costa Mesa
  • Costa Mesa is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Costa Mesa <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lakewood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lakewood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lakewood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakewood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakewood. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lakewood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakewood ...

Looking for more information about Lakewood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lakewood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lakewood.

Adding Lakewood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakewood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lakewood was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950).

We also found Lakewood on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakewood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lakewood: www.lakewoodcity.org/

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/