Onyx, California

Onyx
Overview of Onyx, CA
Overview of Onyx, CA
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Onyx is located in the United States
Onyx
Onyx
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°41′25″N 118°13′14″W / 35.69028°N 118.22056°W / 35.69028; -118.22056
Country United States
State California
CountyKern
Government
 • State senatorMelissa Hurtado (D)[1]
 • AssemblymemberEvan Low (D)[1]
 • U. S. rep.Jay Obernolte (R)[2]
Area
 • Total
11.529 sq mi (29.860 km2)
 • Land11.451 sq mi (29.658 km2)
 • Water0.078 sq mi (0.202 km2)  0.677%
Elevation2,795 ft (852 m)
Population
 • Total
457
 • Density40/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93255
Area codes442/760
FIPS code06-53910
GNIS feature ID1661150

Onyx (formerly, Scodie)[6] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Onyx is located 3.5 miles (6 km) east-northeast of Weldon[6] in the South Fork Valley at an elevation of 2,795 feet (852 m).[4] The population was 475 at the 2010 census, down from 476 at the 2000 census.

  1. ^ a b "Statewide Database". Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "California's 23rd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
  3. ^ U.S. Census Archived 2011-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Onyx, California
  5. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  6. ^ 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. 1084. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.