Maywood, California

About Maywood

Set in the southeastern part of California, Maywood is a close-knit town, home to 23,838 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Maywood is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.17 square miles, giving it one of the denser urban centers in the region at roughly 20,374 residents per square mile.

📰 Maywood News Today

• Maywood Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Man Shot Citizen app · Jun 13
• Man found 1 week after he was reported missing from Maywood, Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies say ABC7 Los Angeles · Apr 15
• Judge denies company’s attempt to keep cancer patients’ cases from going to trial LAist · May 28
• Rafael Rodriguez Obituary - Bell, CA Dignity Memorial · May 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Maywood Unique

• Big-city energy: 20,374 people per square mile.
• Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 23,838.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Maywood

• Camp Little Bear Park and Lodge reviews ★
• Ernest Debs Park reviews ★
• Freedom Park reviews ★
• Maywood Park reviews ★
• Pine Avenue Park reviews ★
• Pixley Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Maywood

• Fishburn Avenue Elementary
• Heliotrope Avenue Elementary
• KIPP Pueblo Unido
• Loma Vista Elementary
• Maywood Academy High
• Maywood Center for Enriched Studies
• Maywood Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Maywood

🏘️ Nearby Communities