Mojave, California
Mojave, California | |
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LADWP Mojave District Headquarters | |
Location in Kern County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 35°03′09″N 118°10′26″W / 35.05250°N 118.17389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Shannon Grove (R) |
| • Assemblymember | Tom Lackey (R) |
| • U. S. rep. | Jay Obernolte (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.377 sq mi (151.194 km2) |
| • Land | 58.30 sq mi (150.980 km2) |
| • Water | 0.085 sq mi (0.220 km2) 0.146% |
| Elevation | 2,762.46 ft (842 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,700 |
| • Density | 81/sq mi (31/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 93501, 93502, 93519 |
| Area code | 661 |
| FIPS code | 06-48452 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1652752 |
| Website | visitmojave.com |
Mojave (formerly Mohave) is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States. Mojave is located 50 miles (80 km) east of Bakersfield, and 100 miles (161 km) north of Los Angeles, at an elevation of 2,762.46 feet (842.00 m). The town is located in the western region of the Mojave Desert, below and east of Oak Creek Pass and the Tehachapi Mountains. Mojave is on the Pacific Crest Trail.
The population was 4,238 at the 2010 census, up from 3,836 at the 2000 census. Telephone numbers in Mojave follow the format (661) 824-xxxx and the area includes three postal ZIP Codes.