Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min5:43 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:02 am – 4:49 pm
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People157 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.159 householdsMedian rent $928 a month61% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher75% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 5%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 98°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 38°F6 in of rain a year, on about 16 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare115 days above 90°F, 24 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Buttonwillow station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksHillcrest Pointpeak · 6.1 miKern Riverriver · 6.7 miLake Evanslake · 8.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTule Elk State Reservestate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 989 acresLos Padres National Forestnational forest · 5.7 mi · 1,767,630 acresButtonwillow Parkpark · 6.4 miA. W. Noon Parkpark · 6.8 mi · 154 acresButtonwillow Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 8.3 mi · 1,457 acresLokern Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 70 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes368 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197035 of magnitude 4+, 4 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.4 on 10 Jun 198846 mi away, near Lebec, CAMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 12 Jul 202644 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 home88% of households have a broadband subscription10% have cable, fibre or DSL42% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% 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
Elevation379 ft116 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDignity Health - Mercy Hospital Southwest16.9 miPost officeTupman Post Office3.6 miPoliceKern County Sheriff's Office6.6 miFire stationKern County Fire Department Station 25 - Buttonwillow6.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMeadows Field BFL21 miMajor airportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR97 miInterstateI-58.7 miUS highwayUS 39927 miAmtrakWasco, CA WAC20 miCoachBakersfield Rapid ConnectionRapid Connection21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93276 ZIP area.
