Edison, California | |
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 Edison field, Racetrack Hill area, showing steam expansion loops and widely dispersed wells. | |
  Edison, California Location in California  Edison, California Edison, California (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°20′50.33″N 118°52′11.37″W / 35.3473139°N 118.8698250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.012 sq mi (2.62 km2) |
| • Land | 1.012 sq mi (2.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 571 ft (174 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 28,390 |
| • Density | 28,000/sq mi (11,000/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93307[3] |
| Area code | 661 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2804117[2] |
Edison (formerly, Wade)[4] is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in the Tehachapi mountains of Kern County, California.[2] It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) east-southeast of downtown Bakersfield,[4] at an elevation of 571 feet (174 m).[2]
In 1902, the Edison Electric Company built a substation on the site.[4] The Southern Pacific Railroad arrived at Wade in 1903, and changed the name to Edison.[4] In 1928 oil was found nearby, and the Edison Oil Field gradually developed, peaking in the 1950s. The community is within the administrative boundaries of the oilfield, and active wells surround the town.[5][6]
The Edison post office opened in 1903, closed in 1929, and re-opened in 1946.[4]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files - California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Edison Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Edison CA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1031. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Kasline, Fred A. Edison Oil Field: California Division of Oil and Gas, Summary of Operations. 1940. Vol. 26 p 12-18
- ^ White, J. Lloyd. Edison Oil Field: California Division of Oil and Gas, Summary of Operations. 1955. Vol. 41 No. 2, p 5-9