Local servicesPost officeLebec Post Office2.9 miPoliceKern County Sheriff's Office - Frazier Park Substation7.5 miFire stationKern County Fire Department Station 56 - Lebec2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMeadows Field BFL43 miMajor airportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR51 miInterstateI-52.7 miUS highwayUS 39938 miAmtrakBakersfield, CA BFD38 miCoachTehachapi Amtrak Bus StopAlvand Transportation29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93243 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min5:42 am – 8:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min6:58 am – 4:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People834 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.7419 householdsMedian home value $422,70073% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting18.8% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 368 employedMain industries: professional and business services 22%, education and health care 21%, manufacturing 18%Average commute 30 minutes75% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages33% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 71%, Spanish 17%, Korean 10%, Tagalog 2%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 88°F, lows 65°FColdest month December: highs 52°F, lows 38°F13 in of rain a year, on about 20 dayswettest month February3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days33 days above 90°F, 35 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sandberg station, 8 mi away; snow from Lebec
Parks and public landsHungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Areastate recreation area · 3.2 mi · 19,656 acresFort Tejon State Historic Parkstate historic site · 4.7 mi · 641 acresFrazier Mountain Parkpark · 7.7 miLos Padres National Forestnational forest · 10.4 mi · 6,655 acresAngeles National Forestnational forest · 17.7 mi · 10,240 acresArthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Parkstate park · 18.7 mi · 568 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,376 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970185 of magnitude 4+, 21 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.7 on 17 Jan 199446 mi away, Northridge, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 12 Jul 20267 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 home100% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTejon Castac WD - I5 & Laval Rdserves 38,125 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,204 ft1,281 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
