Local servicesHospitalAdventist Health Tehachapi Valley7.2 miPost officeTehachapi Post Office7.0 miTown hallTehachapi City Hall7.2 miPoliceBear Valley Springs Police Department2.4 miFire stationCalifornia Correctional Institution Fire Department Station 916under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryCummings Valley Elementary School1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMeadows Field BFL35 miMajor airportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR64 miInterstateI-523 miAmtrakBakersfield, CA BFD31 miCoachTehachapi Amtrak Bus StopAlvand Transportation6.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93581 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93581 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min5:40 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min6:58 am – 4:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,188 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.40 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages2% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher59% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 56%, Spanish 42%17% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 86°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 51°F, lows 31°F13 in of rain a yearwettest month FebruarySnow is rare28 days above 90°F, 82 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tehachapi 4 Se station, 8 mi away; snow from Tejon Rancho
Earthquakes729 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197094 of magnitude 4+, 10 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.6 on 9 Feb 197150 mi away, 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 23 Sep 202645 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
Drinking waterGolden Hills CSDserves 9,857 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,888 ft1,185 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
