Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min5:36 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min6:58 am – 4:42 pm
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People470 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.8214 householdsMedian household income $24,583Median rent $1,250 a month55% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting24.0% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 158 employedMain industries: education and health care 54%, manufacturing 18%, farming, forestry and mining 15%Average commute 22 minutes54% drive alone, 15% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher76% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 69%, Spanish 27%, Russian or other Slavic 4%21% 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°F9 in of rain a yearwettest month January1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days114 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, S Lake Fs station, 15 mi away; rain from Onyx 2.8 Ene; snow from Inyokern
Nearby landmarksPinyon Peakpeak · under a mileMcIvers Springspring · 4.2 miCoyote Springspring · 4.4 miMount Jenkinspeak · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCanebrake Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 7,421 acresSequoia National Forestnational forest · 9.3 mi · 1,115,420 acresSouth Fork Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 13.2 mi · 1,152 acresEastern Kern County Onyx Ranch State Vehicular Recreation Areastate recreation area · 16.4 mi · 26,405 acresRed Rock Canyon State Parkstate park · 18.2 mi · 25,350 acresSequoia Othernational forest · 36.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2,557 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970252 of magnitude 4+, 18 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 7.1 on 6 Jul 201929 mi away, Ridgecrest Earthquake SequenceMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 23 Sep 202631 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 subscription46% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCws - Bakersfieldserves 267,881 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6,449 ft1,966 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKern Valley Hospital17.4 miPost officeOnyx Post Office6.9 miFire stationBureau of Land Management - South Fork Fire Station4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMeadows Field BFL56 miMajor airportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR103 miUS highwayUS 39513 miAmtrakBakersfield, CA BFD55 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93255 ZIP area.
