Arvin, California | |
|---|---|
| City of Arvin | |
 "Welcome to Arvin" sign | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Mottoes: "A Garden in the Sun", "The Best Place on Earth" | |
 Location of Arvin in Kern County, California. | |
  Arvin Location in California  Arvin Arvin (the United States)  Arvin Arvin (North America) | |
| Coordinates: 35°12′33″N 118°49′42″W / 35.20917°N 118.82833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern |
| Incorporated | December 21, 1960[1] |
| Named for | Arvin Richardson |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Olivia Trujillo[2] |
| • State senator | Anna Caballero (D)[3] |
| • Assemblymember | Vacant[4] |
| • U. S. rep. | Jim Costa (D)[5] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.82 sq mi (12.48 km2) |
| • Land | 4.82 sq mi (12.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 449 ft (137 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 19,495 |
| • Density | 4,045.45/sq mi (1,561.84/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93203 |
| Area code | 661 |
| FIPS code | 06-02924 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652666, 2409738 |
| Website | www |
Arvin is a city in Kern County, California, United States. Arvin is located 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Bakersfield,[8] at an elevation of 449 feet (137 m).[7] As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,304, up from 12,956 at the 2000 census.
In 2007, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) listed Arvin as having the highest levels of smog of any community in the United States. The city's level of ozone, smog's primary component, exceeded the EPA's acceptable limits on an average of 73 days per year between 2004 and 2006.[9]
Wired telephone numbers in Arvin follow the format (661) 854-xxxx or (661) 855-xxxx and the ZIP Code is 93203.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ "Mayor | Arvin, CA".
- ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ "California's 21st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Arvin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 995. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Thanawala, Sudhin. "Calif. Town Is Nation's Smoggiest", Associated Press. [1]