Boron, California
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| census-designated place | |
 Location in Kern County and the state of California |
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| Coordinates: 34°59′58″N 117°38′59″W / 34.99944°N 117.64972°WCoordinates: 34°59′58″N 117°38′59″W / 34.99944°N 117.64972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Jean Fuller (R) |
| • Assemblymember | Tom Lackey (R) |
| • U. S. rep. | Kevin McCarthy (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.821 sq mi (35.796 km2) |
| • Land | 13.800 sq mi (35.742 km2) |
| • Water | 0.021 sq mi (0.054 km2) 0.15% |
| Elevation | 2,467 ft (752 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,253 |
| • Density | 160/sq mi (63/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 93516, 93596 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-07568 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1652674 |
Boron (formerly, Amargo, Baker, Borate, and Kern) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Boron is 15 miles (24 km) east-southeast of Castle Butte at an elevation of 2,467 feet (752 m). The population was 2,253 at the 2010 census, up from 2,025 at the 2000 census. Boron is named after the element boron and is the site of the world's largest source of the boron compound boric acid.
Boron is a hinterland community on the western edge of the Mojave Desert. Within a half day's drive one can view the highest and lowest points in the contiguous 48 states of the United States (Mount Whitney and Death Valley), the world's oldest tree, the bristlecone pine, and the cities of both Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
Boron is home to the U.S. Borax Boron Mine, California's largest open-pit mine, which is also the largest borax mine in the world. 35°2′34.44″N 117°40′45.41″W / 35.0429000°N 117.6792806°W
Boron is on the border of Kern and San Bernardino Counties along State Route 58. The coordinates are: 34°59′58″N 117°38′59″W / 34.99944°N 117.64972°W. Boron is 65 miles (105 km) north of Palmdale, 85 miles (137 km) east of Bakersfield, and 40 miles (64 km) west of Barstow in the Antelope Valley region of California's Mojave Desert. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.8 square miles (36 km2), over 99 percent of its land.
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