City services guide

Beautiful Lakewood home

Find quick links to common city services, including utilities, trash and recycling, street sweeping, payments, recreation and ways to report a concern.

Common city services

Find services for your address

Want to know your council district, trash day, street sweeping day or school district?

Enter your address on the In My Neighborhood page, which is also linked from the home page, to find your:

  • City Council district
  • Trash collection day
  • Street sweeping day
  • School district
  • Zoning
  • Nearby parks and events

Need help finding a service?

You don't need to know which city department to contact. Lakewood customer service staff can answer questions, help with service requests and connect you with the right city service.

Call 562-866-9771, ext. 2140 during business hours or visit the Contact Us page.

Email service1@lakewoodca.gov. Messages received after hours will be answered the next business day. 

Use the Report an issue page on our website to find answers to common questions and report problems or download the LakewoodConnect mobile app for your smartphone.

Accessibility assistance

For disability-related assistance to access any program, service or information, please email ADAService1@lakewoodca.gov or submit a request on the City's Accessibility page.

City Hall hours

City Hall is open:

  • Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Alternating Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Building and Planning and Cashier counters in the City Hall lobby open earlier, at 7 a.m., Monday through Thursday.

View the City calendar for alternating Friday closures, holidays, council meetings and community events.

Electricity, gas, phone and internet services

Find contact information for the companies that provide electricity, natural gas, phone, internet and cable services in Lakewood.

Water and trash service

Learn how to start, stop or transfer City of Lakewood water and trash service, manage your account and find billing and payment information.

Disconnection of water service

Read the policy related to disconnection of residential water service accounts, in accordance with Senate Bill 998.

Other local services

Animal control

Animal control services for Lakewood, including pet adoption, licensing, vaccination clinics, and dead or stray animal pickup, are provided by the South East Area Animal Control Authority (SEAACA).

Visit the SEAACA website for more information.

SEAACA is located at 9777 SEAACA St., Downey, CA 90241.

Call 562-803-3301.

Post Office

The Lakewood Post Office is located on the north end of the Lakewood Civic Center at 5200 Clark Avenue.

For service information, call the U.S. Postal Service at 800-275-8777.

For passport information, visit the USPS passport information page.

Sheriff’s station

The Lakewood Sheriff’s Station is located between the Post Office and Lakewood City Hall.

For non-emergency assistance, call 562-623-3500.

County and federal services 

Birth certificates, property deeds and marriage licenses are not available at Lakewood City Hall. Contact the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk for assistance.

For passport information, visit the USPS passport information page.

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