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Bakersfield

City in California
Bakersfield is a city on the Kern River, north of Los Angeles. Displays at the Buena Vista Museum of Natural History focus on geology and paleontology. On the city’s northeastern edge, the California Living Museum explores the state’s flora and...
ZIP codes: 93220, 93301–93309, 93311–93314, 93380–93390, 93399
Population: 410,647 (2022)
Area code: Area code 661
Tax rate: 8.25%
Demonym(s): Bakersfieldian, Bakersfield Californian, or Baker
Elevation: 404 ft (123 m)
GNIS feature IDs: 1652668, 2409774