Local servicesHospitalDignity Health - Mercy Hospital Southwest21.1 miPost officeTaft Post Office3.3 miTown hallTaft City Hall2.9 miPoliceTaft City Police Department2.9 miFire stationBureau of Land Management - Midway Fire Station3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMeadows Field BFL27 miMajor airportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR90 miInterstateI-512 miUS highwayUS 39916 miAmtrakBakersfield, CA BFD27 miCoachLamont (Chevron Exit 119)Limousine Express23 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 93268 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min5:43 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:02 am – 4:49 pm
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People16,963 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.75,766 householdsMedian household income $57,778Median home value $236,700Median rent $1,061 a month50% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,258 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting11.2% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 6,860 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 26%, education and health care 19%, retail 10%Average commute 27 minutes77% drive alone, 16% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher73% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 63%, Spanish 36%17% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 99°F, lows 68°FColdest month December: highs 59°F, lows 41°F6 in of rain a year, on about 15 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare113 days above 90°F, 7 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Taft station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksTaft Collegecollege · 3.1 miTwentyfive Hillpeak · 4.9 miBuena Vista Lake (historical)lake · 6.7 miLake Evanslake · 7.8 miKern Riverriver · 9.0 miPelican Island (historical)island · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLos Padres National Forestnational forest · 1.0 mi · 1,767,630 acresWestside Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.6 miFranklin Fieldrecreation area · 1.9 mi · 96 acresTule Elk State Reservestate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 989 acresBitter Creek National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 13.3 mi · 14,835 acresAngeles National Forestnational forest · 54.2 mi · 10,240 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes370 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197039 of magnitude 4+, 4 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.4 on 10 Jun 198841 mi away, near Lebec, CAMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 12 Jul 202637 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 home87% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWest Kern Water Districtserves 20,500 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation927 ft283 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
