Caliente | |
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  Caliente Location in California  Caliente Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°17′28″N 118°37′40″W / 35.29111°N 118.62778°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,312 ft) |
| Reference no. | 757 |
Caliente (Spanish for "Hot")[2] is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located 22 miles (35 km) east-southeast of Bakersfield,[2] at an elevation of 1,312 feet (400 m).[1]
Caliente has a population of 1,019.[3] Telephone numbers in Caliente follow the format (661) 867-xxxx and the ZIP Code is 93518.[4] It is located south of a small community named Walker Basin in the same telephone exchange area.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caliente, 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. 1010. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Location name, population, and county from National Geographic Names Database. Location is identified by USGS as feature ID 1660417.
- ^ ZIP Code from sign hanging on United States Postal Service post office.