Bellflower, California

About Bellflower

Bellflower is a thriving city in southeastern California with an estimated population of 75,716.

Officially, Bellflower is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 6.12 square miles, giving it one of the denser urban centers in the region at roughly 12,372 residents per square mile.

📰 Bellflower News Today

• Dozens of looters ransack family market in California USA Today · Aug 18
• Bellflower market owner says street takeover crowd caused $30k in damages during burglary CBS News · Aug 17
• Family-owned store ransacked in barbaric scene during street takeover: ‘everything we’ve worked so hard for’ New York Post · Aug 18
• Bellflower family store ransacked during street takeover, suffering $30,000 in damages The American Bazaar · Aug 18
• Los Angeles County liquor store ransacked after masked group breaks in during street takeover ABC7 Los Angeles · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bellflower Unique

• Big-city energy: 12,372 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 75,716.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Bellflower

• Kalaveras — mexican
• Norms — diner
• Sizzler — steak house
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Bellflower Bagels (café)
• Bellflower Diner
• Caliwok
• Chris 'n' Pitts
• Denny's — american
• Golden Corral — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Carpenter House Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bellflower

• John S. Simms Park reviews ★
• T. Mayne Thompson Park reviews ★
• Constitution Park reviews ★
• Glazier Park reviews ★
• Library Garden reviews ★
• Palm Street Park reviews ★
• Port Bellfleur Park reviews ★
• Ramona Park reviews ★
• Riverview Park reviews ★
• Ruth R. Caruthers Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Bellflower

• Albert Baxter Elementary
• Bellflower Alternative Education Center
• Bellflower High
• CA Advancing Pathways for Students in Los Angeles Co
• Downey Unified Virtual Acad at Lynn L. Pace Ed Center
• Ernie Pyle Elementary
• Frank E. Woodruff Elementary
• Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy
• Ramona Elementary
• Somerset High
• Thomas Jefferson Elementary
• Washington Elementary

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bellflower

🏘️ Nearby Communities