Local servicesHospitalKern Valley Hospital9.3 miPost officeWoffard Heights Post Office3.7 miPoliceKern County Sheriff's Office - Lake Isabella Substation7.9 miFire stationKern County Fire Department Station 76 - Kernville3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMeadows Field BFL38 miMajor airportFresno Yosemite International Airport FAT98 miUS highwayUS 39535 miAmtrakBakersfield, CA BFD39 miCoachDelano (Juanita's Travel)Limousine Express30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93285 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93285 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min5:38 am – 8:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:00 am – 4:44 pm
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People2,920 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.41,561 householdsMedian household income $40,275Median home value $219,400Median rent $911 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,411 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting20.7% unemployment rate39% of adults are in the labour force, 833 employedMain industries: public administration 28%, education and health care 27%, farming, forestry and mining 15%Average commute 30 minutes65% drive alone, 21% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, Spanish 12%, Russian or other Slavic 4%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 99°F, lows 63°FColdest month December: highs 60°F, lows 31°F12 in of rain a year, on about 26 dayswettest month February6 in of snow a year, on about 4 days111 days above 90°F, 68 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kern River Ph 3 station, 4 mi away; snow from Glennville
Nearby landmarksSplit Mountainpeak · under a mileBlack Mountainpeak · 1.8 miCane Springspring · 1.5 miHot Springsspring · 4.9 miLIVE OAK NORTHcampground · 3.7 miLIVE OAK SOUTHcampground · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSequoia National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,115,420 acresGreenhorn Mountain Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 152 acresSouth Fork Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 1,152 acresLake Isabella Parkpark · 9.6 miSequoia Othernational forest · 17.9 miSequoia National Parknational park · 38.4 mi · 406,662 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,727 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970161 of magnitude 4+, 10 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 20 Sep 199548 mi away, near Ridgecrest, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 23 Sep 202649 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 home91% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSierra Bella Mutual Water Companyserves 144 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,377 ft1,639 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
