Inyokern | |
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 Inyokern entrance sign | |
| Nickname: Sunshine Capital of America | |
 Location in Kern County and the state of California | |
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| Coordinates: 35°38′49″N 117°48′45″W / 35.64694°N 117.81250°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Kern |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Melissa Hurtado (D)[1] |
| • Assemblymember | Tom Lackey (R)[1] |
| • U. S. rep. | Jay Obernolte (R)[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.918 sq mi (28.279 km2) |
| • Land | 10.917 sq mi (28.276 km2) |
| • Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2) 0.01% |
| Elevation | 2,434 ft (742 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 988 |
| • Density | 90/sq mi (35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93527 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-36658 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 243875, 2408430 |
Inyokern (formerly Siding 16 and Magnolia)[5] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Its name derives from its location near the border between Inyo and Kern Counties. Inyokern is located 8 miles (13 km) west of Ridgecrest,[5] at an elevation of 2,434 feet (742 m).[4] It is on the western side of the Indian Wells Valley. The population was 988 in the 2020 census, down from 1,099 in the 2010 census. It was a railroad town established along the Southern Pacific railroad's Lone Pine Branch (now removed) and with WWII became site of the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.
It is served by Inyokern Airport.
- ^ a b "Statewide Database". Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ "California's 23rd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
- ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Inyokern, California
- ^ 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. 1050. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.