Welcome to Lynwood ...

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

Lynwood was established in 1810 and was incorporated July 21, 1921.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lynwood has a population of 69,162 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Lynwood is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lynwood: (310) & (424)<4>

The ZIP code for Lynwood: 90262<5>

Websites for Lynwood ...

Official Website: www.lynwood.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lynwood had an population of 69,162 people. This is a decrease of 0.87% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lynwood had a population of 69,772 people. This makes Lynwood the county's 26th most populous community.

The population of Lynwood represents 0.19% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 113rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 69,772 people, the population of Lynwood has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 69,845 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lynwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Lynwood - they are located in Florida, Illinois (2), Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Lynwood ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Long Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Anaheim
  (18 miles [29 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 <6>
• Glendale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
  • Former name for Glendale:
  • Tropico
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <6>
• Garden Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <6>
• Torrance
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Pasadena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
  • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <6>
• Fullerton
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <6>
• El Monte
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
  • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <6>
• Inglewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
  • Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lynwood. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lynwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lynwood ...

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

Adding Lynwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lynwood 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 Lynwood was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lynwood in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Lynwood post office opened in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lynwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lynwood: www.lynwood.ca.us/

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

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