Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min5:38 am – 8:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min6:56 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 97°F, lows 69°FColdest month December: highs 57°F, lows 32°F6 in of rain a year, on about 13 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days110 days above 90°F, 40 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mojave station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksTwin Buttespeak · 1.9 miCentral Park Lakelake · 1.6 miDesert Buttepeak · 1.9 miCalifornia City Off Highway Park Ranger Stationvisitor center · 7.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Earthquakes1,228 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970127 of magnitude 4+, 12 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 7.1 on 6 Jul 201950 mi away, Ridgecrest Earthquake SequenceMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 23 Sep 202616 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
Drinking waterCity of California Cityserves 14,198 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,379 ft725 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeCalifornia City Post Office1.3 miTown hallCalifornia City City Hall1.2 miPoliceCalifornia City Police Department1.3 miFire stationCalifornia City Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 middleMiddleCalifornia City Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryHacienda Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryRobert P Ulrich Elementary School1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMeadows Field BFL66 miMajor airportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR67 miUS highwayUS 39521 miAmtrakHarvey House Rail Depot BAR55 miCoachMojave Amtrak Bus StopAlvand Transportation13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93504 ZIP area.
