Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min5:36 am – 8:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min6:57 am – 4:42 pm
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People1,831 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.5812 householdsMedian household income $62,596Median home value $319,000Median rent $904 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,991 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting15.1% unemployment rate44% of adults are in the labour force, 574 employedMain industries: retail 22%, public administration 16%, construction 14%Average commute 26 minutes86% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 4%, German or Dutch 2%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 102°F, lows 68°FColdest month December: highs 59°F, lows 32°F4 in of rain a year, on about 11 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days137 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Inyokern station, 2 mi away
Parks and public landsKerr McGee Baseball Fieldsrecreation area · 9.1 miStauffer Parkpark · 9.1 miRed Rock Canyon State Parkstate park · 14.8 mi · 25,350 acresSequoia National Forestnational forest · 21.6 mi · 1,115,420 acresSequoia Othernational forest · 50.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2,546 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970252 of magnitude 4+, 18 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 7.1 on 6 Jul 201917 mi away, Ridgecrest Earthquake SequenceMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 23 Sep 202623 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 home78% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterInyokern CSDserves 878 people from ground water1 health-based violation 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
Elevation2,537 ft773 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRidgecrest Regional Hospital10.0 miPost officeInyokern Post Office2.1 miFire stationKern County Fire Department Station 83 - Inyokern1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryInyokern Elementary School2.0 miCollegeCerro Coso Community College11.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMeadows Field BFL69 miMajor airportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR103 miUS highwayUS 3952.7 miAmtrakBakersfield, CA BFD68 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93527 ZIP area.
