Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Norwalk, CA

Who runs these clinics

3 health-center organizations run the 5 clinics in Norwalk. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Altamed Health Services Corporation — 2 sites here, 129 in total. 312,739 patients in 2025, 6% uninsured; 48% of patients had limited English.
• Jwch Institute, INC. — 2 sites here, 45 in total. 76,196 patients in 2025, 7% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use, vision care; 24% of patients had limited English.
• Central Neighborhood Health Foundation — 1 site here, 12 in total. 26,825 patients in 2025, 1% uninsured; 31% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Norwalk

• Bellflower (8) · 3 mi
• Cerritos (1) · 3 mi
• Downey (7) · 4 mi
• La Palma (1) · 4 mi
• Buena Park (6) · 5 mi
• Paramount (5) · 5 mi
• Whittier (4) · 5 mi
• Hawaiian Gardens (2) · 5 mi

New to community health centers?

• How the sliding-fee scale works — and how to qualify
• What to bring to your first visit
• Getting care with no insurance

Norwalk at a Glance

Every clinic listed above is a federally funded community health center — it treats you with or without insurance, regardless of immigration status, and charges on a sliding-fee scale based on income. Here's what the HRSA and federal NPI registry data shows for Norwalk specifically:

• 10,509 patients living in ZIP code 90650 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 6% of them had no insurance.
• 1 of 5 is a school-based site — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 1 of 5 is a mobile clinic — call to find where and when it stops.
• 5 of 5 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 2 of 5 clinics list a website.
• 3 of 5 are part of a program that reports dental services in federal UDS data (program-level, not per-site — call to confirm dental is offered at this address).
• Reported weekly hours: 4 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 1 report 20–39 hrs/week.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Norwalk: PACE Provider Organization (1), Case Manager/Care Coordinator (1), Supports Brokerage (1), Clinic/Center (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.