This Is Not a Government Office or Records Custodian. Lakewood Residents Directory is a private reference. It cannot pull records, certify copies, confirm who lives at an address, or change an official roll. For emergencies, call 911. If someone is stalking or harassing you, contact local law enforcement.
Need a Specific Record?
The quickest route depends on the record and its custodian. Use the matching Lakewood page for the access channel, then contact the named office rather than sending a city request for a county file.
- Address and parcel: use By Street for the Assessor Portal, maps, permits, deed clues, and reverse directories.
- Older volumes: use City Directories for LAPL ResCarta, Norwalk Californiana, local history, and regional shelves.
- One person: use the Lakewood resident lookup for court, vital, voter, business, license, probate, and privacy routes.
- Past occupants: use Past Residents for the deed chain, reverse directory, census, permit, obituary, and probate trail.
- Municipal records: use the California Public Records Act route with the City Clerk when the record is a city file.
City of Lakewood City Clerk
Municipal records, ordinances, resolutions, agendas, contracts, election filings, commissions, and correspondence.
5050 Clark Avenue
Lakewood, CA 90712
562-866-9771
Hours: A separate City Clerk counter schedule was not stated in the supplied research. Call before visiting.
Lakewood Public-Records Request
The city form asks for requester contact details, a specific description and date range, inspection or copy preference, delivery choice, and signature/date.
Lakewood cites Municipal Code §2542 and a $0.25 page fee, or $0.10 for FPPC material.
Building and Safety hours in the research are Monday through Thursday and alternate Fridays, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; inspectors are available 7 to 8:30 a.m., and the plan-check counter 9 to 11 a.m. Those are Building and Safety hours, not a confirmed City Clerk schedule. For county deeds, mail Real Estate Records at P.O. Box 1130, Norwalk CA 90651-1130; RR/CC’s index is not searched by phone.