Lakewood California Map

About Lakewood, California

Lakewood is a locality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It has a population of 79,850. The population density is 3309.0 people per km². Lakewood is located at 33.8536°N, 118.1340°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 90715.

Lakewood unfurls across a broad, gently sloping plain, a mosaic of well-tended lawns and purposeful streets that stretch toward a hazy horizon. It lies 2.2 miles south-south-west of Bellflower, CA (from Bellflower, CA: bearing 207°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north-north-east of Long Beach. The air, often thick with the scent of jasmine and exhaust fumes, carries the distant hum of a restless metropolis, yet within its bounds, a calmer cadence prevails. Palm trees, their fronds rustling like dry paper, punctuate the urban geometry, casting elongated shadows that lengthen as the sun begins its descent, painting the sky in hues of apricot and lavender. The land itself, a sun-baked canvas, shows little of the dramatic geological upheaval that shapes more rugged territories, instead offering a steady, unassuming terrain where human endeavor has imprinted itself with a quiet persistence. This expanse of Southern California was not always so neatly delineated; its history is one of transformation, from agricultural roots to a suburban archetype. Once dotted with citrus groves and dairy farms, Lakewood’s development surged in the post-war era, becoming a blueprint for modern tract housing and community planning, a testament to the era’s aspirations for orderly domesticity. Its economy, once tied to the land, now thrives on retail, services, and the steady pulse of a regional workforce drawn to its accessible location. The iconic Lakewood Center, a sprawling retail hub, stands as a modern landmark, a far cry from the pastoral past, yet it too has become woven into the fabric of Lakewood’s daily life, a place where commerce and community intersect beneath the same wide, benevolent sky.

About This Lakewood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lakewood, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.853627, -118.133956. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Lakewood and Los Angeles County.

Detailed location data for Lakewood includes the ZIP code (90712), telephone area code (818, 747), county seat of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles), and school district assignment (Long Beach Unified School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Lakewood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.