Wasco, California
Wasco, California | |
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Water tower in Wasco | |
| Motto: "Grow With Us" | |
Location in Kern County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 35°35′42″N 119°23′02″W / 35.59500°N 119.38389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern |
| Incorporated | December 22, 1945 |
| Named after | Sources unclear, either Wasco County, Oregon or Western American Sugar Company |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Melissa Hurtado (D) |
| • Assemblymember | Jasmeet Bains (D) |
| • U. S. Rep. | David Valadao (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.39 sq mi (24.32 km2) |
| • Land | 9.39 sq mi (24.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 312 ft (95 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 27,047 |
| • Density | 2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93280 |
| Area code | 661 |
| FIPS code | 06-83542 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412185 |
| Website | www |
Wasco (formerly, Dewey and Deweyville) is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California, United States. Wasco is located 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 328 feet (100 m). The population was 27,047 at the 2020 census, up from 25,545 at the 2010 census.
Wasco is the headquarters of the Tejon Indian Tribe of California, a federally recognized tribe of Kitanemuk, Yokuts, and Chumash Indigenous people of California.