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Welcome to Lawndale ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawndale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

The city was incorporated December 28, 1959.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lawndale has a population of 32,230 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Area Codes for Lawndale: 310 & 424<4>

The ZIP codes for Lawndale: 90260-90261<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lawndale had an population of 32,230 people. This is a decrease of 1.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lawndale had a population of 32,769 people. This makes Lawndale the county's 55th most populous community.

The population of Lawndale represents 0.09% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 225th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 32,769 people, the population of Lawndale increased 3.34% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 31,711 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lawndale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Lawndale: This one is located in Los Angeles County and the other is located in Sonoma County.

Beyond California, there are 20 communities that are also named Lawndale - they are located in Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3) and Texas.

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

Websites for Lawndale ...

Official Website: www.lawndalecity.org/

Communities near Lawndale ...

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

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 Lawndale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawndale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lawndale. 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 Lawndale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawndale. See our Newspapers Page for Lawndale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawndale ...

Looking for more information about Lawndale? 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 Lawndale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lawndale.

Adding Lawndale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawndale 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 Lawndale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Lawndale post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawndale.

The official website for Lawndale: www.lawndalecity.org/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lawndale.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lawndale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 310 code has been Overlayed with the 424 area code. New phone numbers in the Lawndale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 310 or 424. As a result, placing a call in the Lawndale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Lawndale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lawndale or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Lawndale includes: 90260 & 90261.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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