Inyokern, California

Inyokern
Census designated place
Inyokern entrance sign
Nickname(s): Sunshine Capital of America
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Inyokern Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°38′49″N 117°48′45″W / 35.64694°N 117.81250°W / 35.64694; -117.81250Coordinates: 35°38′49″N 117°48′45″W / 35.64694°N 117.81250°W / 35.64694; -117.81250
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern
Government
• State senator	Jean Fuller (R)
• Assemblymember	Vince Fong (R)
• U. S. rep.	Kevin McCarthy (R)
Area
• Total	10.918 sq mi (28.279 km2)
• Land	10.917 sq mi (28.276 km2)
• Water	0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2)  0.01%
Elevation	2,434 ft (742 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
• Total	1,099
• Density	100/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	93527
Area codes	442/760
FIPS code	06-36658
GNIS feature IDs	243875, 2408430

Inyokern (formerly, Siding 16 and Magnolia) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Its name derives from its location near the border between Inyo and Kern Counties. Inyokern is located 8 miles (13 km) west of Ridgecrest, at an elevation of 2434 feet (742 m). It is on the western side of the Indian Wells Valley. The population was 1,099 at the 2010 census, up from 984 at the 2000 census. It was a railroad town established along the Southern Pacific railroad Lone Pine Branch (now removed). It is served by Inyokern Airport.

Inyokern is located at 35°38′49″N 117°48′45″W / 35.64694°N 117.81250°W / 35.64694; -117.81250. It lies in Indian Wells Valley, with the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada rising to the west.

It is on U.S. Route 395, the main north-south artery, connecting the Inland Empire to Reno, Nevada. US 395 also connects Inyokern to Los Angeles via State Route 14 through Palmdale.

State Route 178, the main east-west artery, connects Inyokern to Bakersfield, the county seat, via Lake Isabella in the west, and to Death Valley via Ridgecrest in the east.