Bishop, California
| City of Bishop | |
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Downtown Bishop looking south along US 395
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 City of Bishop
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| Coordinates: 37°21′49″N 118°23′42″W / 37.3635°N 118.3951°WCoordinates: 37°21′49″N 118°23′42″W / 37.3635°N 118.3951°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Inyo |
| Incorporated | May 6, 1903 |
| Named for | Bishop Creek |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.911 sq mi (4.949 km2) |
| • Land | 1.864 sq mi (4.827 km2) |
| • Water | 0.047 sq mi (0.122 km2) 2.5% |
| Elevation | 4,150 ft (1,260 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 3,879 |
| • Density | 2,000/sq mi (780/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC−8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) |
| ZIP codes | 93514, 93515 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-06798 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277475, 2409852 |
| Website | www |
Bishop (formerly Bishop Creek) is a city in Inyo County, California, United States. Though Bishop is the only city and the largest populated place in Inyo County, the county seat is located in Independence. Bishop is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley, at an elevation of 4,150 feet (1,260 m). The population was 3,879 at the 2010 census, up from 3,575 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Bishop Creek, flowing out of the Sierra Nevada: the creek was named after Samuel Addison Bishop, a settler in the Owens Valley.
Bishop lies west of the Owens River at the northern end of the Owens Valley.
It is on U.S. Route 395, the main north-south artery through the Owens Valley, connecting the Inland Empire to Reno, Nevada. US 395 also connects Bishop to Los Angeles via State Route 14 through Palmdale. Bishop is the western terminus of U.S. Route 6. The Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony control land just west of the town. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) controls much of the upstream and surrounding area.
Bishop is immediately to the east of the Sierra Nevada, and west of the White Mountains. Numerous peaks are within a short distance of Bishop, including Mount Humphreys (13,986 ft.), to the west, White Mountain Peak (14,242 ft.) in the northeast, and pyramidal Mount Tom (13,658 ft.) northwest of town. Basin Mountain (13,187 ft.) is viewed to the west from Bishop as it rises above the Buttermilks.
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