Lakewood, California (CA)

If you are considering Lakewood, California (CA) as a possible relocation or retirement destination, this section of Boomerater can help you make an informed decision. If you live here, used to live here or have researched this town, please help other Boomeraters by reviewing Lakewood.

General Information about Lakewood

Lakewood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 79,345 at the 2000 census. It is bordered by Long Beach on the west and south, Bellflower on the north, Cerritos on the northeast, Cypress on the east, and Hawaiian Gardens on the southeast. Major thoroughfares include Lakewood (CA/SR-19), Bellflower, and Del Amo Boulevards and Carson and South Streets. The San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605) runs through the city's eastern regions.
Sometimes called "an instant city" because of its originsgoing from lima bean fields in 1950 to a well-developed city in California by 1960Lakewood is, along with Levittown, New York, the archetypal post-World War II American suburb. The vast majority of its housing stock is small, mass-produced single-story houses on tree-lined streets, sold initially to World War II and Korean War veterans who worked in the factories of Long Beach and the South Bay.

Read more about Lakewood from Wikipedia This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.

---

---

---

Lawyers in Lakewood

Browse Lakewood CA attorneys by legal specialty:

Administrative Law Alimony Banking Bankruptcy / Chapter 11 Bankruptcy / Chapter 13 Bankruptcy / Chapter 7 Bankruptcy / Debt Child Custody Child Support Credit Repair Criminal Defense Debt Agreements Debt Collection Debt Settlement Discrimination Divorce / Separation DUI Education Elder Law

Employee Benefits Employment / Labor Estate Planning Family Financial Markets And Services Foreclosure Fraud General Practice Guardianship Health Care Identity Theft Immigration Insurance Insurance Fraud Investment / Securities Fraud Juvenile Landlord & Tenant Lawsuits & Disputes Litigation

Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury Power Of Attorney Prenuptials / Marriage Probate Real Estate Residential Sexual Harassment Slip and Fall Accident Social Security Tax Tax Evasion / Tax Fraud Trusts Uncontested Divorce Wills / Living Wills Workers Compensation Wrongful Death Wrongful Termination

Browse through all lawyers in Lakewood

---

---

Other towns near Lakewood

• Hawaiian Gardens, CA

  Population Size: 14,915

  Median Home Value: $139,500

• Bellflower, CA

  Population Size: 72,829

  Median Home Value: $179,800

• Paramount, CA

  Population Size: 55,319

  Median Home Value: $154,300

• East Rancho Dominguez, CA

  Population Size: 0

  Median Home Value: $0

• Artesia, CA

  Population Size: 16,380

  Median Home Value: $192,300

• East Compton, CA

  Population Size: 9,080

  Median Home Value: $134,300

• Signal Hill, CA

  Population Size: 9,273

  Median Home Value: $202,600

• Lincoln Village, CA

  Population Size: 4,248

  Median Home Value: $126,600

• Los Alamitos, CA

  Population Size: 11,260

  Median Home Value: $307,100

Recent Housing & Community questions

• 

  "Moving to Charleston SC"

  My husband and I are considering relocating to Charleston SC. We currently live in Ohio and are tir...

  changes2012 0 replies

• 

  "Relocating to USA"

  We're relocating to Florida and wanted advice on good suburbs with schools, shopping, transport

  Stonewall 1 replies

• 

  "What about couples?"

  I am in the early stages of investigating the options available to my wife and I should we decide to...

  Uranchan1 0 replies

• 

  "retirement in Las Vegas"

  Affordable winter rentals in Las Vegas with easy access to attractions.

  jackie 0 replies

• See other Housing & Community questions