Kern County, California
Kern County covers 8,135 sq mi of land and has about 915,075 residents. 63 zip codes lie mainly within it, spread across 35 cities and towns. Zip codes that only partly reach into the county are listed on each zip's own page.
Population
915,075
113/sq mi
Median household income
$70K
U.S. $81K
Median home value
$338K
U.S. $333K
Median rent
$1,300
U.S. $1,413
Median age
32.7
U.S. 38.9
Poverty rate
19.1%
U.S. 12.5%
Cities and towns
- Bakersfield22 zips
- Delano2 zips
- Tehachapi2 zips
- Ridgecrest2 zips
- Wasco1 zip
- Shafter1 zip
- Rosamond1 zip
- Arvin1 zip
- Taft1 zip
- Mc Farland1 zip
- Lamont1 zip
- California City2 zips
- Mojave2 zips
- Lake Isabella1 zip
- Edwards2 zips
- Wofford Heights1 zip
- Boron2 zips
- Pine Mountain Club1 zip
- Weldon1 zip
- Lost Hills1 zip
- Buttonwillow1 zip
- Bodfish1 zip
- Caliente1 zip
- Lebec1 zip
- Keene1 zip
- Onyx1 zip
- Fellows1 zip
- Mc Kittrick1 zip
- Tupman1 zip
- Woody1 zip
- Johannesburg1 zip
- Glennville1 zip
- Cantil1 zip
- Randsburg1 zip
- Edison1 zip
Zip codes in Kern County
63 total
| Zip | City | Type | Population | IncomeMedian income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93203 | Arvin | 20,712 | $49,217 | |
| 93205 | Bodfish | 1,708 | $39,590 | |
| 93206 | Buttonwillow | 1,898 | $53,654 | |
| 93215 | Delano | 54,556 | $66,204 | |
| 93216 | Delano · PO box | — | — | |
| 93220 | Edison | 0 | — | |
| 93222 | Pine Mountain Club | 2,721 | $69,337 | |
| 93224 | Fellows | 414 | $47,000 | |
| 93226 | Glennville | 58 | — | |
| 93240 | Lake Isabella | 5,981 | $31,267 | |
| 93241 | Lamont | 15,250 | $33,417 | |
| 93243 | Lebec | 834 | — | |
| 93249 | Lost Hills | 2,243 | $46,646 | |
| 93250 | Mc Farland | 15,599 | $54,051 | |
| 93251 | Mc Kittrick | 274 | $80,781 | |
| 93255 | Onyx | 470 | $24,583 | |
| 93263 | Shafter | 24,024 | $71,528 | |
| 93268 | Taft | 16,963 | $57,778 | |
| 93276 | Tupman | 157 | — | |
| 93280 | Wasco | 27,407 | $51,388 | |
| 93283 | Weldon | 2,326 | $48,053 | |
| 93285 | Wofford Heights | 2,920 | $40,275 | |
| 93287 | Woody | 98 | $49,750 | |
| 93301 | Bakersfield | 13,620 | $43,561 | |
| 93302 | Bakersfield · PO box | — | — | |
| 93303 | Bakersfield · PO box | — | — | |
| 93304 | Bakersfield | 51,037 | $50,790 | |
| 93305 | Bakersfield | 37,714 | $43,244 | |
| 93306 | Bakersfield | 74,116 | $69,805 | |
| 93307 | Bakersfield | 85,945 | $56,446 | |
| 93308 | Bakersfield | 55,078 | $62,445 | |
| 93309 | Bakersfield | 63,217 | $63,544 | |
| 93311 | Bakersfield | 55,555 | $116,263 | |
| 93312 | Bakersfield | 58,384 | $114,195 | |
| 93313 | Bakersfield | 61,843 | $91,943 | |
| 93314 | Bakersfield | 35,407 | $126,250 | |
| 93380 | Bakersfield · PO box | — | — | |
| 93383 | Bakersfield · PO box | — | — | |
| 93384 | Bakersfield · PO box | — | — | |
| 93385 | Bakersfield · PO box | — | — | |
| 93386 | Bakersfield · PO box | — | — | |
| 93387 | Bakersfield · PO box | — | — | |
| 93388 | Bakersfield · PO box | — | — | |
| 93389 | Bakersfield · PO box | — | — | |
| 93390 | Bakersfield · PO box | — | — | |
| 93501 | Mojave | 6,435 | $56,737 | |
| 93502 | Mojave · PO box | — | — | |
| 93504 | California City · PO box | — | — | |
| 93505 | California City | 14,353 | $59,827 | |
| 93516 | Boron | 2,889 | $61,000 | |
| 93518 | Caliente | 1,205 | $62,321 | |
| 93519 | Cantil | 19 | — | |
| 93523 | Edwards | 3,502 | $70,227 | |
| 93524 | Edwards | 57 | — | |
| 93528 | Johannesburg | 86 | — | |
| 93531 | Keene | 515 | $164,318 | |
| 93554 | Randsburg | 19 | — | |
| 93555 | Ridgecrest | 33,845 | $86,700 | |
| 93556 | Ridgecrest · PO box | — | — | |
| 93560 | Rosamond | 22,119 | $77,431 | |
| 93561 | Tehachapi | 31,175 | $87,357 | |
| 93581 | Tehachapi | 3,188 | — | |
| 93596 | Boron · PO box | — | — |
Kern County at a glance
Compared with the U.S.
Household income distribution
<$25k
17%
$25–50k
20%
$50–75k
16%
$75–100k
12%
$100–150k
17%
$150–200k
9%
$200k+
9%
Highest education (adults 25+)
No diploma
23%
High school
28%
Some college
23%
Associate's
8%
Bachelor's
12%
Graduate
6%
How people get to work
Drove alone
78%
Carpooled
11%
Transit
0.4%
Walked
1%
Bicycle
0.1%
Worked from home
7%
Other
1%
At a glance
| Kern | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|
| Own their home | 60.1% | 65.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 18.8% | 35.7% |
| Work from home | 7.5% | 15.1% |
| Households with broadband | 91.6% | 91% |
| Without health insurance | 7.8% | 8.4% |
| Foreign-born | 20.2% | 14.1% |
| Veterans (of adults) | 4.9% | 6.2% |
| Unemployment | 8.6% | 5.2% |
| Average commute | 24.4 min | 26.4 min |