Tehachapi, California
| City of Tehachapi | |
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| General law city | |
Looking northwest along State Route 58 in Tehachapi after a light dusting of snow
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| Nickname(s): The Land of Four Seasons | |
 Location of Tehachapi, California |
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| Coordinates: 35°07′56″N 118°26′56″W / 35.13222°N 118.44889°WCoordinates: 35°07′56″N 118°26′56″W / 35.13222°N 118.44889°W | |
| Country | US |
| State |
 California
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| County | Kern |
| Region | Tehachapi Mountains |
| Founded | 1876 |
| Incorporated | August 13, 1909 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Susan Wiggins |
| • State senator | Jean Fuller (R) |
| • Assemblymember | Vince Fong (R) |
| • U. S. rep. | Kevin McCarthy (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.971 sq mi (25.823 km2) |
| • Land | 9.874 sq mi (25.573 km2) |
| • Water | 0.097 sq mi (0.25 km2) 0.97% |
| Elevation | 3,970 ft (1,210 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 14,414 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 13,258 |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (560/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC−8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) |
| ZIP code | 93561 |
| Area code | 661 |
| FIPS code | 06-78092 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652798, 2412041 |
| Website | www |
| Reference no. | 643 |
Tehachapi /təˈhætʃəpi/ is a city in Kern County, California, in the Tehachapi Mountains, at an elevation of 3,970 feet (1,210 m) between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert.
Tehachapi is 35 miles (56 km) east-southeast of Bakersfield, and west of Mojave. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.0 square miles (26 km2) and a population of 14,414.
The Tehachapi area is known for the nearby Tehachapi Loop (a popular railfan site), Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm, The Indian Point Ostrich Ranch, the Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park and Tomi-Kahni Resource Center (Native American), and excellent air conditions for gliding. Ten miles to the west at Keene, is the National Chavez Center, established to share the legacy of Cesar Chavez.
The California Correctional Institution maximum security prison, also known as Tehachapi State Prison, is in the area; as is proximity to Edwards Air Force Base (40 miles to the east).
The Kawaiisu people (also Nuwu ("people" in Kawaiisu), or Nuooah) are the Native American tribe whose homeland was the Tehachapi Valley, and seasonally the southern Sierra Nevada and Mojave Desert, for thousands of years.
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