Lennox, California
Lennox is a community of 19,449 people in Los Angeles County, California.
Why visit Lennox
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 11 parks and trails, 53 places to eat, 34 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Theme Building, YouTube Theater, Centinela Adobe and Fox Theatre.
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 77°F; December lows average 49°F.
Weather in Lennox
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Lennox
Lennox () is a census-designated place (CDP) in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 20,323 at the 2020 census, down from 22,753 at the 2010 census.
From the Wikipedia article Lennox, California (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Theme Building
Monument and historic site · 2.5 mi
Architectural structure at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California
YouTube Theater
Cinema and theater · 1.6 mi
Music and theatre venue in Inglewood, California
Museums and landmarks6
Centinela Adobe
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.2 mi
Building in California, United States
Fox Theatre
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.8 mi
Former movie theater in Inglewood, California, United States
Hangar One
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.5 mi
Airplane hangar in Los Angeles, California
Kia Forum
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.7 mi
Multi-purpose indoor arena in Inglewood, California, United States
Site of the Childhood Home of the Beach Boys
Monument and historic site · 1.5 mi
Parks, trails and playgrounds11
Edward Vincent Jr. Park
Park · 2.4 mi
Park in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Recreation Park
Park · 3.3 mi
Park in El Segundo, California, United States
Restaurants and cafes53
MidiCi - Wood Fired Pizza
Restaurant · Pizza · 1.4 mi
4429 West El Segundo Boulevard, Hawthorne
Mo-Fr 11:00-21:00,Sa-Su 11:00-22:00
106 Seafood Underground
Restaurant · Mexican · 0.5 mi
4302 West 106th Street, Inglewood
Mo-Tu closed;We-Th 11:00-18:00; Fr-Su 11:00-19:00
Casa Gamino Family Restaurant
Restaurant · Mexican · 0.6 mi
4937 West Century Boulevard, Inglewood
Banadir Somali Restaurant
Restaurant · Somali · 1.0 mi
137 West Arbor Vitae Street, Inglewood
41 more on the map.
History
Lennox was established as a small farming settlement sometime around 1905, and named Lennox in 1912. Formerly part of the vast rancho owned by Daniel Freeman, by the 1920s it was an established community spanning 7 square miles, with a Pacific Electric railway line running through its center along Hawthorne boulevard.
It was during the 1920s that the neighboring cities of Hawthorne and Inglewood, incorporated in 1922 and 1905 respectively, began to annex large portions of it. The Arbor Vitae section, a highly developed commercial and residential area along Arbor Vitae Street, was annexed by Inglewood in 1924. Shortly afterwards, in 1925, an attempt to annex a further 2 square miles of Lennox was decisively defeated at the ballot box. By the early 1930s, Lennox had a population of over 9,000 despite losing much of its territory. At this time it measured just over 2 square miles.
In 1939, FHA documents described the area as an intermittently developed farming community, high heterogenous in construction and population. They reported that the community was poorly regarded by mortgage lenders and gave it a high risk rating. The surveyors noted, however, that "The town is quite evidently on the upgrade, recent construction being of distinctly better quality and design than the older dwellings." This proved correct, as the area would see a massive boom in the following decades.
From the History section of Lennox, California on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay34
Best Western Plus Suites Hotel - Los Angeles Lax Airport
Motel and hotel · 0.7 mi
5005 West Century Boulevard, Inglewood
Hampton Inn by Hilton Los Angeles Airport
Motel and hotel · 0.7 mi
10300 La Cienega Boulevard, Inglewood
Hampton Inn Los Angeles Int'l Airport/Hawthorne
Motel and hotel · 0.7 mi
11430 South Acacia Avenue, Hawthorne
Hilton Garden Inn LAX Los Angeles Airport
Motel and hotel · 0.9 mi
5249 West Century Boulevard, Los Angeles
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Los Angeles Airport Hawthorne
Motel and hotel · 0.7 mi
11436 Hawthorne Boulevard, Hawthorne
Churches and places of worship29
Shopping6
Gas and EV charging23
Schools, colleges and libraries63
Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy
School · 3.3 mi
2941 West 70Th St., Los Angeles
Healthcare3
Map of Lennox
231 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66°F | 49°F | 2.9 in |
| Feb | 66°F | 50°F | 3.0 in |
| Mar | 66°F | 52°F | 1.7 in |
| Apr | 68°F | 54°F | 0.6 in |
| May | 70°F | 58°F | 0.3 in |
| Jun | 72°F | 61°F | 0.1 in |
| Jul | 75°F | 64°F | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 77°F | 65°F | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 76°F | 64°F | 0.1 in |
| Oct | 74°F | 60°F | 0.5 in |
| Nov | 71°F | 54°F | 0.8 in |
| Dec | 66°F | 49°F | 2.2 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Los Angeles Intl Ap 72295 (2 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Los Angeles County has had 67 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for fires.
- 2025-08-08: Canyon Fire (Fire)
- 2025-01-08: Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds (Fire)
- 2025-01-08: Eaton Fire (Fire)
- 2025-01-08: Hurst Fire (Fire)
- 2025-01-07: Palisades Fire (Fire)
- 2024-12-10: Franklin Fire (Fire)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 2 miles away.
- Inglewood 1 mi northeast, about 2 min by car
- Hawthorne 2 mi south, about 3 min by car
- Del Aire 2 mi southwest, about 3 min by car
- Westmont 3 mi east, about 5 min by car
- Lawndale 3 mi south, about 6 min by car
- Gardena 4 mi southeast, about 7 min by car
- View Park-Windsor Hills 4 mi north, about 6 min by car
- El Segundo 4 mi southwest, about 7 min by car
- Manhattan Beach 5 mi southwest, about 7 min by car
- Los Angeles 6 mi northwest, about 10 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Animo Lennox Greendot High School, Calderoliver, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lennox CA in Los Angeles County 01, Jengod, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lennox CA in Los Angeles County 03, Jengod, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lennox CA in Los Angeles County 02, Jengod, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2010-1101-HangarNo1, Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0
- Fox Theater, Inglewood, California, Jengod, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Forum Inglewood, Ritapepaj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Centinela Adobe, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Centinela park vista, Jengod, CC BY-SA 4.0
- LAX LA, monkeytime | brachiator, CC BY-SA 2.0
- YouTube Theater interior, Jon Newcomer, CC BY 3.0
- Make a StateMint (55150364970), Glenn Beltz from Goleta, CA, USA, CC BY 4.0
- 2021-10-05 14 23 58 View south across southern Los Angeles County, California towards the interchange of Interstate 105 and Interstate 405 from an airplane heading toward Los Angeles International..., Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Amlienmetux, Ivan Salas, CC BY 2.0
- Plane approaching LAX, Downtowngal, CC BY-SA 3.0
- I-405 at I-105 aerial, Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Century Boulevard, Inglewood, California (14537848913), Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Century Boulevard, Inglewood, California (14516343304), Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 405 freeway from the air, Er-nay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The 405 Los Angeles (16783227304), Tony Webster from San Francisco, California, CC BY 2.0
- Delta Air Lines B777-232(LR), N706DN, as DL 40 SYD-LAX (33362256232), Charles from Port Chester, New York, CC BY 2.0
- LAX arrival (5) (24053102612), Charles from Port Chester, New York, CC BY 2.0
- La Brea Avenue, Inglewood, California (14516651172), Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- RFK Patient Tower, PontiacAurora, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Los Angeles Freeway Interchange, Unknown author, Public domain
- RFK Hospital Rear Entrance, PontiacAurora, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-10-05 14 23 34 View southwest across Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, California from an airplane heading toward Los Angeles International Airport, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 부켄빌레아 at Los Angeles CA - panoramio, Chanilim714, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bougainvillea at LA - panoramio, Chanilim715, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Motel 6 Los Angeles LAX, Mx. Granger, CC0
- Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange (36702858186), Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY 2.0
- LAX Freeway 405 & Freeway 105 (14361978959), Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Freeway 405 & 105 (34631704525), Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY 2.0
- RFK Hospital Entrance, PontiacAurora, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RFK Hospital Boarded, PontiacAurora, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RFK Hospital fence, PontiacAurora, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sichuan Airlines A330-243, B-6518, MSN 1138 (07 2010), as 3U 8699 Jinan (TNA) - Los Angeles (LAX), Flight time 11 34 (33412103321), Charles from Port Chester, New York, CC BY 2.0
- Several Proud Birds (48827732976), Glenn Beltz from Goleta, USA, CC BY 2.0
- ABX Air Boeing 767 at LAX (54239571072), Glenn Beltz from Goleta, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Inglewood, CA, USA - panoramio, Clotee Pridgen Alloc…, CC BY-SA 3.0
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