Johannesburg, California
Johannesburg, California | |
|---|---|
Rand District Cemetery | |
Location in Kern County and California | |
| Coordinates: 35°22′22″N 117°38′05″W / 35.37278°N 117.63472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Melissa Hurtado (D) |
| • Assemblymember | Tom Lackey (R) |
| • U.S. rep. | Jay Obernolte (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.453 sq mi (6.353 km2) |
| • Land | 2.453 sq mi (6.353 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 3,517 ft (1,072 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 113 |
| • Density | 46/sq mi (18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 93528, 93554 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-37400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0244074 |
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Johannesburg is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, in a mining district of the Rand Mountains. Johannesburg is located 1 mile (1.6 km) east-northeast of Randsburg, at an elevation of 3,517 feet (1,072 m). The terminus of the Randsburg Railway was here from 1897 to 1933. The population was 113 at the 2020 census, down from 172 at the 2010 census. Johannesburg is divided from the neighboring community of Randsburg by a ridge. The town is frequently referred to as "Jo-burg" by locals and frequent visitors to the northwest Mojave Desert.