Greenacres, California

Greenacres
Location of Greenacres in Kern County, California.
Location of Greenacres in Kern County, California.
Greenacres is located in California
Greenacres
Greenacres
Location in California
Coordinates: 35°23′00″N 119°06′35″W / 35.38333°N 119.10972°W / 35.38333; -119.10972
Country United States
State California
CountyKern County
Area
 • Total1.992 sq mi (5.160 km2)
 • Land1.992 sq mi (5.160 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation381 ft (116 m)
Population
 • Total5,496
 • Density2,800/sq mi (1,100/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature IDs1652714; 2628814
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenacres, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenacres, California

Greenacres (formerly, Green Acres) is a census-designated place[4] in Kern County, California.[2] It is located 6.25 miles (10 km) west of Bakersfield,[5] at an elevation of 381 feet (116 m).[2] The population was 5,566 at the 2010 census.

Greenacres was founded in 1930.[5]

  1. ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenacres, California
  3. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenacres, California
  5. ^ 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. 1042. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.