Kern
Source:
California
Kern is a major-metro county in California with 50 ZIP codes, 841,463 people, and below-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Kern, CA sits among US counties with a below-median household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a wide multi-ZIP mosaic.
- 42nd pct
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 841,463
- combined ZIP population
- 50
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $64,348
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Kern lands in the national county income distribution as below-median household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 06029, 50 ZIPs, combined population 841,463). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
Below-median income across 50 ZIPs means the county average is a compromise. Sort by population, save the largest urban ZIP and one sparse code, then compare - that pair usually shows whether density or income is doing the work inside Kern.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
50
Total ZIPs
841,463
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Kern
Side-by-side: Compare 93307 vs 93306 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93307 | Bakersfield | 82,658 | 230 |
| 93306 | Bakersfield | 64,587 | 283 |
| 93309 | Bakersfield | 58,409 | 2,124 |
| 93312 | Bakersfield | 56,741 | 1,440 |
| 93215 | Delano | 55,659 | 152 |
| 93308 | Bakersfield | 52,447 | 64 |
| 93304 | Bakersfield | 48,731 | 2,477 |
| 93313 | Bakersfield | 43,553 | 169 |
| 93311 | Bakersfield | 40,829 | 93 |
| 93305 | Bakersfield | 37,601 | 2,446 |
| 93561 | Tehachapi | 34,630 | 51 |
| 93555 | Ridgecrest | 32,560 | 154 |
| 93280 | Wasco | 27,152 | 33 |
| 93314 | Bakersfield | 22,393 | 87 |
| 93203 | Arvin | 20,938 | 38 |
| 93263 | Shafter | 19,582 | 84 |
| 93560 | Rosamond | 18,910 | 46 |
| 93241 | Lamont | 17,489 | 1,637 |
| 93268 | Taft | 16,897 | 155 |
| 93505 | California City | 14,038 | 69 |
| 93250 | Mc Farland | 13,522 | 62 |
| 93301 | Bakersfield | 12,248 | 1,131 |
| 93240 | Lake Isabella | 6,056 | 31 |
| 93501 | Mojave | 5,467 | 13 |
| 93225 | Frazier Park | 5,077 | 11 |
| 93252 | Maricopa | 4,176 | 2 |
| 93523 | Edwards | 3,074 | 12 |
| 93249 | Lost Hills | 2,739 | 5 |
| 93285 | Wofford Heights | 2,536 | 21 |
| 93527 | Inyokern | 2,387 | 2 |
| 93206 | Buttonwillow | 2,300 | 6 |
| 93516 | Boron | 2,299 | 46 |
| 93205 | Bodfish | 2,113 | 14 |
| 93222 | Pine Mountain Club | 2,099 | 28 |
| 93283 | Weldon | 2,040 | 4 |
| 93243 | Lebec | 1,699 | 4 |
| 93238 | Kernville | 1,490 | 5 |
| 93518 | Caliente | 1,146 | 2 |
| 93255 | Onyx | 614 | 1 |
| 93531 | Keene | 509 | 6 |
| 93224 | Fellows | 451 | 8 |
| 93226 | Glennville | 282 | 1 |
| 93251 | Mc Kittrick | 270 | 1 |
| 93524 | Edwards | 229 | 43 |
| 93220 | Edison | 211 | 3 |
| 93528 | Johannesburg | 172 | 18 |
| 93276 | Tupman | 161 | 91 |
| 93287 | Woody | 119 | 1 |
| 93519 | Cantil | 101 | 1 |
| 93554 | Randsburg | 72 | 0 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Kern?
Kern has a total population of 841,463 across 50 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Kern?
Kern includes 50 ZIP codes: 93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93215, 93308, 93304, 93313, 93311, 93305, and more.