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Kern County, California

Kern County, California, has 927,068 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Bakersfield. It uses Pacific Time and covers 8,135 sq mi (21,069 km²) of land.

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Resident population, July 2025
927,068
Land area
8,135 sq mi (21,069 km²)
County seat or government
Bakersfield
Time zone
Pacific TimeUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July
Median household income
$70,210 ± $1,287
Median home value
$338,300 ± $2,944
Median rent, with utilities
$1,300 ± $21
Homes lived in by their owners
60.1% ± 0.8 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro areaCentral county
Water area
30.2 sq mi (78.3 km²)
State
California
County code (FIPS)
06029
Coordinates (central point)
35.346629, -118.729506
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Kern County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Pacific TimeAmerica/Los_AngelesUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 9330785,945 people
  2. 9330674,116 people
  3. 9353673,412 people
  4. 9330963,217 people
  5. 9331361,843 people
  6. 9331258,384 people
  7. 9331155,555 people
  8. 9330855,078 people
  9. 9321554,556 people
  10. 9330451,037 people
  11. 9330537,714 people
  12. 9331435,407 people
All 53
  1. 9355533,845 people
  2. 9356131,175 people
  3. 9328027,407 people
  4. 9326324,024 people
  5. 9356022,119 people
  6. 9320320,712 people
  7. 9326816,963 people
  8. 9325015,599 people
  9. 9324115,250 people
  10. 9350514,353 people
  11. 9330113,620 people
  12. 935016,435 people
  13. 932405,981 people
  14. 932254,663 people
  15. 935233,502 people
  16. 935813,188 people
  17. 932852,920 people
  18. 935162,889 people
  19. 932222,721 people
  20. 932832,326 people
  21. 932492,243 people
  22. 932061,898 people
  23. 935271,831 people
  24. 932051,708 people
  25. 934611,548 people
  26. 932521,295 people
  27. 935181,205 people
  28. 93238887 people
  29. 93243834 people
  30. 93531515 people
  31. 93255470 people
  32. 93224414 people
  33. 93251274 people
  34. 93276157 people
  35. 9328798 people
  36. 9352886 people
  37. 9322658 people
  38. 9352457 people
  39. 9351919 people
  40. 9355419 people
  41. 932200 people

53 ZIP Code areas overlap Kern County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in Kern County, largest first

  1. Kern High School District668,345 people
  2. Bakersfield City School District200,771 people
  3. Panama-Buena Vista School District148,810 people
  4. Delano Joint Union High School District66,392 people
  5. Delano Union Elementary School District53,778 people
  6. Greenfield Union School District51,595 people
  7. Rosedale Union Elementary School District49,613 people
  8. Sierra Sands Unified School District35,657 people
  9. Tehachapi Unified School District34,942 people
  10. Norris Elementary School District34,745 people
  11. Wasco Union High School District30,244 people
  12. Wasco Union Elementary School District26,993 people
All 46
  1. Standard Elementary School District23,257 people
  2. Southern Kern Unified School District22,605 people
  3. Fruitvale Elementary School District21,802 people
  4. Mojave Unified School District20,243 people
  5. Arvin Union School District19,681 people
  6. Beardsley Elementary School District19,456 people
  7. Richland Union School District19,355 people
  8. Taft Union High School District17,927 people
  9. Taft City School District16,917 people
  10. McFarland Unified School District15,549 people
  11. Lakeside Union School District15,186 people
  12. Fairfax Elementary School District14,650 people
  13. Lamont Elementary School District13,660 people
  14. Kernville Union Elementary School District11,373 people
  15. El Tejon Unified School District7,884 people
  16. Muroc Joint Unified School District6,448 people
  17. Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary School District6,227 people
  18. Edison Elementary School District6,068 people
  19. Vineland Elementary School District4,178 people
  20. South Fork Union School District3,255 people
  21. Lost Hills Union Elementary School District2,243 people
  22. Maricopa Unified School District1,731 people
  23. Buttonwillow Union Elementary School District1,715 people
  24. General Shafter Elementary School District907 people
  25. Maple Elementary School District894 people
  26. Di Giorgio Elementary School District851 people
  27. Caliente Union Elementary School District839 people
  28. Pond Union Elementary School District450 people
  29. Midway Elementary School District414 people
  30. Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union School District400 people
  31. Elk Hills Elementary School District322 people
  32. McKittrick Elementary School District274 people
  33. Semitropic Elementary School District114 people
  34. Blake Elementary School District104 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Bakersfield, California (city)411,986 people
  2. Delano, California (city)51,679 people
  3. Oildale, California (CDP)34,687 people
  4. East Niles, California (CDP)28,532 people
  5. Ridgecrest, California (city)28,225 people
  6. Wasco, California (city)26,558 people
  7. Rosamond, California (CDP)21,473 people
  8. Shafter, California (city)21,193 people
  9. Arvin, California (city)19,539 people
  10. Rosedale, California (CDP)18,877 people
  11. California City, California (city)14,414 people
  12. McFarland, California (city)14,222 people
All 88
  1. Lamont, California (CDP)13,164 people
  2. Tehachapi, California (city)11,946 people
  3. East Bakersfield, California (CDP)11,062 people
  4. Hillcrest, California (CDP)10,511 people
  5. Potomac Park, California (CDP)10,138 people
  6. Golden Hills, California (CDP)9,891 people
  7. La Cresta, California (CDP)8,389 people
  8. Taft, California (city)7,125 people
  9. Bear Valley Springs, California (CDP)5,912 people
  10. Benton Park, California (CDP)5,707 people
  11. Mojave, California (CDP)5,173 people
  12. Greenacres, California (CDP)4,906 people
  13. Ford City, California (CDP)4,162 people
  14. Lake Isabella, California (CDP)4,059 people
  15. Greenfield, California (CDP)3,939 people
  16. Old Stine, California (CDP)3,760 people
  17. Cottonwood, Kern County, California (CDP)3,107 people
  18. South Taft, California (CDP)2,939 people

See all 88 cities, towns and communities in Kern County, largest first

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Tulare County, California61 mi north
  2. Ventura County, California72 mi south
  3. Kings County, California79 mi northwest
  4. Los Angeles County, California84 mi south
  5. Santa Barbara County, California93 mi southwest
  6. San Luis Obispo County, California97 mi west
  7. Inyo County, California112 mi northeast
  8. San Bernardino County, California148 mi east

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Areas that only touch the edge

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