Kernville, California
Kernville | |
|---|---|
Downtown Kernville | |
Location in Kern County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 35°45′17″N 118°25′31″W / 35.75472°N 118.42528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Melissa Hurtado (D) |
| • Assemblymember | Patrick Ahrens (D) |
| • U. S. rep. | Jay Obernolte (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.676 sq mi (32.831 km2) |
| • Land | 12.368 sq mi (32.033 km2) |
| • Water | 0.308 sq mi (0.798 km2) 2.43% |
| Elevation | 2,667 ft (813 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,549 |
| • Density | 120/sq mi (47/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93238 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-38310 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1660834 |
| 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.