| ZIP Codes: | 68 ZIP Codes (43 Standard, 24 PO Box, 1 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 442 / 559 / 661 / 760 / 805 / 820 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:58:59 AM |
| Population: | 916,612 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 06029 |
| CBSA: | Bakersfield-Delano, CA |
| Land Area: | 10,117 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 29 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.3499, -118.7228 |
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916,612 residents live across 68 ZIPs covering 10,117 sq mi, served by 40 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 859,478 to 913,424 from 2014 to 2024 — a +6.3% change. 27 ZIPs gained residents, 24 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 93314 (Bakersfield, $126,250 median) and poorest ZIP 93240 (Mountain Mesa, $31,267) are 47.5 miles apart — a 4.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.3× across this county — from $126,600 in 93516 (Boron) to $543,900 in 93314 (Bakersfield).
Density varies 4464× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 93527 (Inyokern) to 6,778 in 93304 (Bakersfield).
Most of the decade's growth concentrated around Bakersfield — top growth ZIPs averaged +51.9% over the past ten years ( 93222 , 93314 and 93313 ).
Educational attainment ranges from 2.0% bachelor's+ in 93581 (Tehachapi) to 42.6% in 93222 (Pine Mountain Club) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within California, this is the #11 most populous of 58 counties and ranks #49 for median household income with the #15 fastest decade growth .
On the national stage, Kern County is the #62 most populous US county .
Hosts 1 single-entity Unique ZIP: 93524Edwards Air Force Base .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $72,696 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (105,930 of 564,684 reporting).
43 Standard delivery, 24 PO Box only, 1 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 4.0× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93307 | Bakersfield | Standard | 85,945 | $56,446 | 259.7 | 2.1% |
| 93306 | Bakersfield | Standard | 74,116 | $69,805 | 79.9 | 7.6% |
| 93309 | Bakersfield | Standard | 63,217 | $63,544 | 10.8 | 4.3% |
| 93313 | Bakersfield | Standard | 61,843 | $91,943 | 126.4 | 41.7% |
| 93312 | Bakersfield | Standard | 58,384 | $114,195 | 14.3 | 3.7% |
| 93311 | Bakersfield | Standard | 55,555 | $116,263 | 272.2 | 25.2% |
| 93308 | Bakersfield | Standard | 55,078 | $62,445 | 474.4 | 1.7% |
| 93215 | Delano | Standard | 54,556 | $66,204 | 229.8 | -2.6% |
| 93304 | Bakersfield | Standard | 51,037 | $50,790 | 7.5 | -1.1% |
| 93305 | Bakersfield | Standard | 37,714 | $43,244 | 6.0 | -0.4% |
| 93314 | Bakersfield | Standard | 35,407 | $126,250 | 104.4 | 52.2% |
| 93555 | Ridgecrest | Standard | 33,845 | $86,700 | 263.0 | 2.7% |
| 93561 | Tehachapi | Standard | 31,175 | $87,357 | 344.9 | -9.0% |
| 93280 | Wasco | Standard | 27,407 | $51,388 | 337.5 | 0.1% |
| 93263 | Shafter | Standard | 24,024 | $71,528 | 91.4 | 18.9% |
| 93560 | Rosamond | Standard | 22,119 | $77,431 | 288.3 | 15.3% |
| 93203 | Arvin | Standard | 20,712 | $49,217 | 268.9 | -4.9% |
| 93268 | Taft | Standard | 16,963 | $57,778 | 162.2 | 0.4% |
| 93250 | Mc Farland | Standard | 15,599 | $54,051 | 112.2 | 12.0% |
| 93241 | Lamont | Standard | 15,250 | $33,417 | 5.5 | -17.5% |
| 93505 | California City | Standard | 14,353 | $59,827 | 122.2 | 8.5% |
| 93301 | Bakersfield | Standard | 13,620 | $43,561 | 4.3 | 16.6% |
| 93501 | Mojave | Standard | 6,435 | $56,737 | 591.2 | 22.4% |
| 93240 | Lake Isabella | Standard | 5,981 | $31,267 | 62.3 | 5.5% |
| 93225 | Frazier Park | Standard | 4,663 | $67,179 | 219.8 | -16.3% |
| 93523 | Edwards | Standard | 3,502 | $70,227 | 167.4 | 3.7% |
| 93581 | Tehachapi | PO Box | 3,188 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 93285 | Wofford Heights | Standard | 2,920 | $40,275 | 88.1 | 31.7% |
| 93516 | Boron | Standard | 2,889 | $61,000 | 296.0 | 27.2% |
| 93222 | Pine Mountain Club | PO Box | 2,721 | $69,337 | 25.1 | 61.9% |
| 93283 | Weldon | Standard | 2,326 | $48,053 | 347.0 | 0.6% |
| 93249 | Lost Hills | Standard | 2,243 | $46,646 | 477.6 | -16.9% |
| 93206 | Buttonwillow | Standard | 1,898 | $53,654 | 228.8 | -13.6% |
| 93527 | Inyokern | Standard | 1,831 | $62,596 | 1,205.8 | -4.3% |
| 93205 | Bodfish | Standard | 1,708 | $39,590 | 8.9 | -17.3% |
| 93252 | Maricopa | Standard | 1,295 | $43,947 | 748.7 | -64.7% |
| 93518 | Caliente | Standard | 1,205 | $62,321 | 446.5 | 22.2% |
| 93238 | Kernville | Standard | 887 | $49,950 | 182.0 | -43.7% |
| 93243 | Lebec | Standard | 834 | — | 200.1 | -51.5% |
| 93531 | Keene | Standard | 515 | $164,318 | 31.4 | 52.4% |
| 93255 | Onyx | Standard | 470 | $24,583 | 224.2 | -21.4% |
| 93224 | Fellows | Standard | 414 | $47,000 | 157.3 | -3.5% |
| 93251 | Mc Kittrick | Standard | 274 | $80,781 | 305.3 | 19.7% |
| 93276 | Tupman | PO Box | 157 | — | 6.4 | -10.8% |
| 93287 | Woody | Standard | 98 | $49,750 | 83.9 | -30.5% |
| 93528 | Johannesburg | PO Box | 86 | — | 46.7 | 8.9% |
| 93226 | Glennville | Standard | 58 | — | 40.5 | -84.0% |
| 93524 | Edwards | Unique | 57 | — | 213.5 | -78.3% |
| 93519 | Cantil | PO Box | 19 | — | 36.3 | -80.4% |
| 93554 | Randsburg | PO Box | 19 | — | 90.1 | -85.2% |
| 93558 | Red Mountain | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | -100.0% |
| 93220 | Edison | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | -100.0% |
| 93387 | Bakersfield | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 93389 | Bakersfield | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 93390 | Bakersfield | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 93383 | Bakersfield | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 93384 | Bakersfield | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 93596 | Boron | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 93502 | Mojave | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 93504 | California City | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 93302 | Bakersfield | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 93303 | Bakersfield | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 93386 | Bakersfield | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 93385 | Bakersfield | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 93388 | Bakersfield | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 93380 | Bakersfield | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 93216 | Delano | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 93556 | Ridgecrest | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |