Kernville, California

Kernville
Downtown Kernville
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Kernville
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°45′17″N 118°25′31″W / 35.75472°N 118.42528°W / 35.75472; -118.42528
Country United States
State California
CountyKern
Government
  State senatorMelissa Hurtado (D)
  AssemblymemberPatrick Ahrens (D)
  U. S. rep.Jay Obernolte (R)
Area
  Total
12.676 sq mi (32.831 km2)
  Land12.368 sq mi (32.033 km2)
  Water0.308 sq mi (0.798 km2)  2.43%
Elevation
2,667 ft (813 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,549
  Density120/sq mi (47/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93238
Area codes442/760
FIPS code06-38310
GNIS feature ID1660834
Website
Reference no.132

Kernville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States. Kernville is located 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2,667 feet (813 m). The population was 1,549 at the 2020 United States census, up from 1,395 at the 2010 census, but below the 2000 census total of 1,736.