Big Pine | |
|---|---|
 Big Pine in the Owens Valley, Sierra Nevada behind | |
 Location in Inyo County and the state of California | |
  Big Pine Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 37°09′56″N 118°17′43″W / 37.16556°N 118.29528°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Inyo |
| Named for | A large pine tree that had been growing in the town in 1870 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.95 sq mi (7.64 km2) |
| • Land | 2.95 sq mi (7.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.065% |
| Elevation | 4,019 ft (1,225 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,875 |
| • Density | 635.81/sq mi (245.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93513 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-06616 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407843[2] |
Big Pine (formerly Bigpine)[3] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States. Big Pine is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) south-southeast of Bishop.[3] Its population was 1,756 at the 2010 census, up from 1,350 at the 2000 census. The Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation bases their tribal headquarters there.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Pine, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1147. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.