Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min5:42 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:03 am – 4:48 pm
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People27,407 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.56,619 householdsMedian household income $51,388Median home value $274,900Median rent $1,093 a month58% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,018 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.1% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 9,647 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 27%, education and health care 16%, retail 10%Average commute 23 minutes79% drive alone, 16% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher63% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 32%, Spanish 67%36% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 100°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 39°F7 in of rain a year, on about 19 dayswettest month MarchSnow is rare126 days above 90°F, 25 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wasco station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsSemitropic Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 5.1 mi · 16,685 acresWestside Parkpark · 6.3 miKern National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.3 mi · 11,236 acresAnnin Ave Soccer Fieldsrecreation area · 6.8 miTulare Basin Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 12.0 mi · 239 acresAllensworth Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 11.5 mi · 6,421 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes369 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197040 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 7 Aug 202442 mi away, near Lamont, CAMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 4 Aug 202641 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 home83% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Wascoserves 22,757 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation246 ft75 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAdventist Health Delano13.9 miPost officeWasco Post Office7.5 miTown hallWasco City Hall7.6 miPoliceKern County Sheriff's Office7.5 miFire stationWasco State Prison Fire Department4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBakersfield College - Delano Campus12.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMeadows Field BFL27 miMajor airportFresno Yosemite International Airport FAT79 miInterstateI-511 miAmtrakWasco, CA WAC7.6 miCoachMcFarlandRapid Connection13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93280 ZIP area.
