Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min5:38 am – 8:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min6:59 am – 4:44 pm
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People1,708 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.8805 householdsMedian household income $39,590Median home value $143,100Median rent $974 a month66% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,344 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting17.3% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 649 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, retail 22%, professional and business services 15%Average commute 20 minutes56% drive alone, 24% car-pool, 13% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, French or Haitian Creole 2%, Spanish 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 98°F, lows 65°FColdest month December: highs 58°F, lows 30°F11 in of rain a yearwettest month January6 in of snow a year, on about 4 days114 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, S Lake Fs station, 9 mi away; rain from Walker Basin 0.9 E; snow from Glennville
Earthquakes1,484 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970140 of magnitude 4+, 12 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 20 Sep 199549 mi away, near Ridgecrest, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 23 Sep 202643 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighKern County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality18% of days had good air in 202564 of 365 days measured236 moderate, 61 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 4 unhealthy daysMedian index 70, worst day 200main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Kern County monitors, CA
Internet at home76% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCanyon Meadows Mutual Waterserves 465 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,847 ft1,173 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKern Valley Hospital6.2 miPost officeBodfish Post Office1.3 miPoliceKern County Sheriff's Office - Lake Isabella Substation4.5 miFire stationKern County Fire Department Station 72 - Lake Isabella2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMeadows Field BFL34 miMajor airportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR95 miUS highwayUS 39536 miAmtrakBakersfield, CA BFD33 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93205 ZIP area.
