Lynwood Map
Lynwood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 69,772, down from 69,845 at the 2000 census. Lynwood is located near South Gate and Compton in the southern portion of the Los Angeles Basin. Incorporated in 1921, the city is named for Mrs. Lynn Wood Sessions, wife of a local dairyman, Charles Sessions. The local railroad siding and later Pacific Electric Railway station were named after the dairy.
Lynwood is located at 33°55?29?N 118°12?7?W / 33.92472°N 118.20194°W / 33.92472; -118.20194 (33.924642, -118.201862).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.5 km²), all land.
Nearby cities include South Gate, Monterey Park, Torrance, La Palma, La Mirada.