Johannesburg, California

Johannesburg, California
Rand District Cemetery
Rand District Cemetery
Location in Kern County and California
Location in Kern County and California
Johannesburg, California is located in the United States
Johannesburg, California
Johannesburg, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°22′22″N 117°38′05″W / 35.37278°N 117.63472°W / 35.37278; -117.63472
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern
Government
 • State senatorMelissa Hurtado (D)[1]
 • AssemblymemberTom Lackey (R)[1]
 • U.S. rep.Jay Obernolte (R)[2]
Area
 • Total2.415 sq mi (6.255 km2)
 • Land2.415 sq mi (6.255 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation3,517 ft (1,072 m)
Population
 • Total113
 • Density47/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
93528, 93554
Area codes442/760
FIPS code06-37400
GNIS feature ID0244074

Johannesburg is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, in a mining district of the Rand Mountains. Johannesburg is located 1 mile (1.6 km) east-northeast of Randsburg,[6] at an elevation of 3,517 feet (1,072 m).[4] The terminus of the Randsburg Railway was here from 1897 to 1933. The population was 172 at the 2010 census, down from 176 at the 2000 census. Johannesburg is divided from the neighboring community of Randsburg by a ridge. The town is frequently referred to as "Jo-burg" by locals and frequent visitors to the northwest Mojave Desert.

  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 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johannesburg, California
  5. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 30, 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. 1052. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.