Fellows, California

Fellows
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Fellows is located in the United States
Fellows
Fellows
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°10′43″N 119°32′28″W / 35.17861°N 119.54111°W / 35.17861; -119.54111
Country United States
State California
CountyKern
Government
 • SenateJean Fuller (R)
 • AssemblyRudy Salas Jr. (D)
 • U. S. CongressKevin McCarthy (R)
Area
 • Total0.656 sq mi (1.700 km2)
 • Land0.656 sq mi (1.700 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation1,316 ft (401 m)
Population
 • Total52
 • Density79/sq mi (31/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93224
Area code661
FIPS code06-23812
GNIS feature ID1656513

Fellows is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Fellows is located 5 miles (8 km) west-northwest of Taft,[4] at an elevation of 1,316 feet (401 m).[2] The population was 106 at the 2010 census, down from 153 at the 2000 census. Fellows is surrounded on all sides by the enormous Midway-Sunset Oil Field, the third-largest oil field in the United States, and the oil and gas industry accounts for much of the area's economic activity.

  1. ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fellows, California
  3. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  4. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1034. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.