Kern County, CA ZIP Codes

California (CA)  ·  68 ZIP codes  ·  40 cities
68
ZIP codes
917,673
population (2021)
+9.3%
pop change since 2010
06029
FIPS code
Kern County ZIP code map
About Kern County
Kern County is located in California and contains 68 ZIP codes across 40 cities and communities. The county's population was 917,673 as of 2021, an increase of 9.3% from 839,631 in 2010. The timezone is Alaska Time (observes DST). The Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) code for Kern County is 06029.
Population
2021 population917,673
2010 population839,631
Change+9.3%
County details
StateCalifornia
FIPS code06029
TimezoneAlaska
Daylight savingYes
Cities in Kern County
Arvin Bakersfield Bodfish Boron Buttonwillow Caliente California City Cantil Delano Edison Edwards Fellows Frazier Park Glennville Inyokern Johannesburg Keene Kernville Lake Isabella Lamont Lebec Lost Hills Maricopa Mc Farland Mc Kittrick Mojave Onyx Pine Mountain Club Randsburg Red Mountain Ridgecrest Rosamond Shafter Taft Tehachapi Tupman Wasco Weldon Wofford Heights Woody
ZIP codes for Kern County, CA (68)
ZIP code City County Map
93203 Arvin Kern View map
93205 Bodfish Kern View map
93206 Buttonwillow Kern View map
93215 Delano Kern View map
93216 Delano Kern View map
93220 Edison Kern View map
93222 Pine Mountain Club Kern View map
93224 Fellows Kern View map
93225 Frazier Park Kern View map
93226 Glennville Kern View map
93238 Kernville Kern View map
93240 Lake Isabella Kern View map
93241 Lamont Kern View map
93243 Lebec Kern View map
93249 Lost Hills Kern View map
93250 Mc Farland Kern View map
93251 Mc Kittrick Kern View map
93252 Maricopa Kern View map
93255 Onyx Kern View map
93263 Shafter Kern View map
93268 Taft Kern View map
93276 Tupman Kern View map
93280 Wasco Kern View map
93283 Weldon Kern View map
93285 Wofford Heights Kern View map
93287 Woody Kern View map
93301 Bakersfield Kern View map
93302 Bakersfield Kern View map
93303 Bakersfield Kern View map
93304 Bakersfield Kern View map
93305 Bakersfield Kern View map
93306 Bakersfield Kern View map
93307 Bakersfield Kern View map
93308 Bakersfield Kern View map
93309 Bakersfield Kern View map
93311 Bakersfield Kern View map
93312 Bakersfield Kern View map
93313 Bakersfield Kern View map
93314 Bakersfield Kern View map
93380 Bakersfield Kern View map
93383 Bakersfield Kern View map
93384 Bakersfield Kern View map
93385 Bakersfield Kern View map
93386 Bakersfield Kern View map
93387 Bakersfield Kern View map
93388 Bakersfield Kern View map
93389 Bakersfield Kern View map
93390 Bakersfield Kern View map
93501 Mojave Kern View map
93502 Mojave Kern View map
93504 California City Kern View map
93505 California City Kern View map
93516 Boron Kern View map
93518 Caliente Kern View map
93519 Cantil Kern View map
93523 Edwards Kern View map
93524 Edwards Kern View map
93527 Inyokern Kern View map
93528 Johannesburg Kern View map
93531 Keene Kern View map
93554 Randsburg Kern View map
93555 Ridgecrest Kern View map
93556 Ridgecrest Kern View map
93558 Red Mountain Kern View map
93560 Rosamond Kern View map
93561 Tehachapi Kern View map
93581 Tehachapi Kern View map
93596 Boron Kern View map

Demographics & statistics

902,359
Population
32.4
Median age
$67,913
Median household income
$28,085
Per capita income
$234,279
Median home value
$1,040
Median monthly rent
62.6%
Home ownership
20.6%
Poverty rate
10.0%
Unemployment
188,209
Housing units
17.4%
Bachelor's or higher

Age distribution

Male Female
33,891
Under 5
32,382
36,661
5–9
35,030
40,318
10–14
38,524
36,077
15–19
34,472
33,645
20–24
32,148
70,047
25–34
66,930
60,064
35–44
57,391
50,510
45–54
48,262
25,078
55–59
23,961
22,800
60–64
21,785
31,984
65–74
30,560
14,806
75–84
14,147
5,567
85+
5,319
← Male
Female →

Age summary

GroupCount%
Under 18260,88925.0%
18 and over641,47075.0%
65 and over102,38319.1%
Median age32.4 years

Race & ethnicity

White 43.3%
Hispanic or Latino 22.8%
Two or more races 13.1%
Other race 12%
Black or African American 4%
Asian 3.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%
GroupCount%
White506,79943.3%
Hispanic or Latino266,81322.8%
Two or more races153,25413.1%
Other race140,06012%
Black or African American46,2114%
Asian44,4023.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native9,9340.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1,6990.1%

Household income

Under $10k 6.4%
$10k–$15k 6.3%
$15k–$25k 10.3%
$25k–$35k 11.6%
$35k–$50k 12.8%
$50k–$75k 16.7%
$75k–$100k 10.9%
$100k–$150k 13.2%
$150k–$200k 5.9%
$200k+ 5.9%
Range% of households
Under $10k6.4%
$10k–$15k6.3%
$15k–$25k10.3%
$25k–$35k11.6%
$35k–$50k12.8%
$50k–$75k16.7%
$75k–$100k10.9%
$100k–$150k13.2%
$150k–$200k5.9%
$200k+5.9%
Median income$67,913

Housing

Home values

Under $50k 7.9%
$50k–$100k 9.1%
$100k–$150k 11.4%
$150k–$200k 13.2%
$200k–$300k 27.7%
$300k–$500k 21.7%
$500k–$1M 7.5%
$1M+ 1.7%

Housing overview

MetricValue
Median home value$234,279
Median rent / month$1,040
Owner occupied62.6%
Renter occupied37.4%
Vacant16.8%
Single-family detached68.2%
Large apartment buildings2.9%
Mobile homes17.1%
Median rooms5.0
Avg household size (owned)2.79

Year built

Era%
2020 or later0.4%
2010–20195.9%
2000–200914.6%
1990–199911.4%
1980–198917.0%
1970–197916.9%
1960–196910.4%
1950–195910.8%
1940–19495.6%
1939 or earlier7.0%

Bedrooms

Size% of units
No bedroom (studio)2.4%
1 bedroom8.3%
2 bedrooms29.4%
3 bedrooms43.6%
4 bedrooms14.6%
5+ bedrooms1.6%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles% of households
No vehicle5.8%
1 vehicle31.1%
2 vehicles37.4%
3 or more25.7%

Heating fuel

Fuel type%
Utility gas48.0%
Electricity28.7%
Propane / LP gas10.6%
Fuel oil0.2%
Wood7.3%
Solar1.5%
No fuel used1.3%

Households & families

Household typeCount%
Married-couple family138,52548.3%
Cohabiting couple23,5228.8%
Male householder, no spouse46,19217.9%
Female householder, no spouse68,78625.0%
Households with children under 18117,98735.2%
Households with seniors (65+)73,12733.6%
Average household size2.89

Marital status

StatusMaleFemale
Never married36.2%31.4%
Married47.8%46.0%
Separated2.5%2.9%
Widowed3.6%9.7%
Divorced9.8%10.1%

Education

Less than 9th grade 12.1%
Some HS, no diploma 9.3%
HS graduate 30.2%
Some college, no degree 23.2%
Associate's degree 7.9%
Bachelor's degree 11.3%
Graduate / professional 6.1%
Metric%
HS diploma or higher78.7%
Bachelor's or higher17.4%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

TypeCount%
Nursery / preschool11,0783.4%
Kindergarten14,2104.5%
Elementary school118,66046.4%
High school62,71424.0%
College / grad school58,19419.3%

Employment

Industry of employment

Education & healthcare 21.0%
Agriculture & mining 16.5%
Retail trade 10.2%
Public administration 9.8%
Professional & management 7.3%
Arts, food & hospitality 7.3%
Construction 6.8%
Transportation & utilities 5.5%
Manufacturing 5.3%
Other services 4.7%
Finance & real estate 2.8%
Wholesale trade 2.0%
Information 0.8%

Occupation

Category%
Management, business & arts29.4%
Service19.3%
Sales & office17.8%
Natural resources & construction19.9%
Production & transportation13.7%

Employment type

Type%
Private sector72.9%
Government19.8%
Self-employed7.2%
Unpaid family workers0.1%

Commute

Method%
Drive alone78.6%
Carpool10.7%
Public transit0.3%
Walk1.5%
Other means2.3%
Avg commute (minutes)25.4

Poverty

All people 20.6%
Under 18 years 29.1%
18 and over 17.7%
Married-couple families 9.3%
Female-led households 36.1%

Income support

Source% of households
Social Security33.6%
Retirement income20.2%
Supplemental Security7.1%
Cash public assistance5.3%
Food stamps / SNAP17.4%

Health indicators

Condition%
High blood pressure31.1%
High cholesterol32.3%
Heart disease7.2%
Stroke3.7%
Asthma10.7%
Arthritis23.4%
Kidney disease3.5%
Pulmonary disease8.7%
Cancer5.9%
Behavior / access%
Binge drinking17.1%
No physical activity27.3%
Less than 7 hrs sleep34.4%
Fair or poor health21.7%
Poor mental health17.2%
Poor physical health13.8%
No health insurance18.2%
Visited doctor (checkup)68.4%
Visited dentist54.7%
Cholesterol screening88.0%
Teeth loss18.0%

Veterans & disability

VeteransCount%
Civilian veterans34,1077.3%
Disability%
Any disability16.1%
Under 184.6%
18–64 years13.1%
65 and over37.6%

Health insurance coverage

Type%
Private insurance51.4%
Public insurance53.4%
Uninsured under 192.9%

Language & origin

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

LanguageCount%
English only836,08693.7%
Spanish147,95115.1%
Other Indo-European131,75713.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander5,0770.4%
Other languages8,9530.8%

Place of birth & citizenship

OriginCount%
Native born (US)724,36184.0%
Born in same state714,88783.1%
Born in different state611,10466.0%
Foreign born9,4741.0%
Naturalized citizen177,99816.0%
Not a US citizen70,07948.0%

Ancestry

AncestryCount%
French45,9575.1%
Italian42,9414.8%
Arab32,4933.6%
English5,0610.6%
Polish4,4540.5%
AncestryCount%
Dutch2,0390.2%
German1,2690.1%
Irish8230.1%
Norwegian3540%

Technology access

Metric% of households
Computer access36.0%
Internet access90.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 estimates.

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