Wofford Heights, California

Wofford Heights
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Wofford Heights is located in the United States
Wofford Heights
Wofford Heights
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°42′25″N 118°27′22″W / 35.70694°N 118.45611°W / 35.70694; -118.45611
Country United States
State California
CountyKern
Government
 • State senatorMelissa Hurtado (D)[1]
 • AssemblymemberEvan Low (D)[1]
 • U. S. rep.Jay Obernolte (R)[2]
Area
 • Total6.40 sq mi (16.58 km2)
 • Land6.40 sq mi (16.58 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation2,684 ft (818 m)
Population
 • Total2,213
 • Density350/sq mi (130/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93285
Area codes442/760
FIPS code06-86174
GNIS feature ID1661706

Wofford Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States. Wofford Heights is located in the west Kern River Valley, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southwest of Kernville,[6] at an elevation of 2,684 feet (818 m).[4] The population was 2,200 at the 2010 census, down from 2,276 at the 2000 census.

  1. ^ a b "Statewide Database". Regents of the University of California. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "California's 23rd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wofford Heights, California
  5. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  6. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1129. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.