Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min5:40 am – 8:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min6:57 am – 4:45 pm
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People22,119 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.37,013 householdsMedian household income $77,431Median home value $347,600Median rent $1,493 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,305 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 8,529 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, manufacturing 13%, public administration 12%Average commute 31 minutes79% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 67%, Spanish 29%, other Indo-European languages 2%, other Asian or Pacific languages 1%12% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 98°F, lows 65°FColdest month December: highs 58°F, lows 30°F7 in of rain a year, on about 15 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days109 days above 90°F, 68 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lancaster Wm J Fox Fld station, 11 mi away; snow from Fairmont
Nearby landmarksBean Springspring · under a mileWillow Springs Buttepeak · 2.4 miTropico Hillpeak · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Earthquakes1,392 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970185 of magnitude 4+, 21 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.7 on 17 Jan 199448 mi away, Northridge, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 23 Sep 202642 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 home93% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRosamond CSDserves 17,711 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,547 ft776 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAntelope Valley Medical Center16.0 miPost officeRosamond Post Office8.7 miPoliceKern County Sheriff's Department - Rosamond Substation8.8 miFire stationKern County Fire Department Station 15 - Rosamond7.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR47 miInterstateI-528 miAmtrakChatsworth, CA CWT46 miCoachMojave Amtrak Bus StopAlvand Transportation15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93560 ZIP area.
