California City, California
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West Side of California City Central Park
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 Location in Kern County and the state of California |
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 California City, California
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| Coordinates: 35°07′33″N 117°59′09″W / 35.12583°N 117.98583°WCoordinates: 35°07′33″N 117°59′09″W / 35.12583°N 117.98583°W | ||
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 United States
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 California
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| County | Kern | |
| Incorporated | December 10, 1965 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jennifer Wood | |
| • State Senator | Jean Fuller (R) | |
| • State Assembly | Tom Lackey (R) | |
| • U. S. Congress | Kevin McCarthy (R) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 203.631 sq mi (527.401 km2) | |
| • Land | 203.523 sq mi (527.122 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.108 sq mi (0.279 km2) 0.05% | |
| Elevation | 2,405 ft (733 m) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 13,277 | |
| • Density | 65/sq mi (25/km2) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP codes | 93504-93505 | |
| Area codes | 442/760 | |
| FIPS code | 06-09780 | |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660418, 2409960 | |
| Website | www |
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California City is a city incorporated in 1965 in the northern Antelope Valley in Kern County, California, 65 miles (105 km) southwest of Death Valley National Park. The population was 14,120 at the 2010 census making California City the 331st largest city in the state by population. Covering 203.631 square miles (527.40 km2), the city is the third largest city in the state by area.
California City has a PGA golf course, one prison, one municipal airport, and is home to the California City Whiptails, a professional, independent baseball team associated with the Pecos League ,. Much of the workforce of Edwards Air Force Base, which is located just to the south of the city, is made up of city residents. Other major sources of employment include California City Correctional Center (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation); Mojave Air and Space Port and its flight test operations; the Hyundai/Kia Proving Grounds located in the rural southwestern part of the city; and nearby cities, such as Tehachapi, Ridgecrest, Boron, Palmdale, and Lancaster.
The area where California City now exists was largely uninhabited prior to the 1960s. Padre Francisco Garcés, a Franciscan missionary, camped at Castle Butte in what is now California City in 1776 during the Juan Bautista de Anza expedition of modern-day California and Arizona, then part of Alta California.
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