Lone Pine, California

For the city in Kern County formerly with this name, see McFarland, California.

Lone Pine
Census-designated place
Main Street
Main Street
Location in Inyo County and California
Location in Inyo County and California
Lone Pine is located in the United States
Lone Pine
Lone Pine
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°36′22″N 118°04′46″W / 36.60611°N 118.07944°W / 36.60611; -118.07944
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyInyo
Area
[1]
 • Total
19.215 sq mi (49.766 km2)
 • Land19.034 sq mi (49.298 km2)
 • Water0.181 sq mi (0.468 km2)  0.94%
Elevation
[2]
4,203 ft (1,281 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
2,014
 • Density100/sq mi (40/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93545
Area codes442/760
FIPS code06-42580
GNIS feature ID2408123[2]

Lone Pine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States,[2] located 16 mi (26 km) south-southeast of Independence.[4] The population was 2,035 at the 2010 census, up from 1,655 at the 2000 census. The town is located in the Owens Valley, near the Alabama Hills and Mount Whitney, between the eastern peaks of the Sierra Nevada to the west and the Inyo Mountains to the east. The local hospital, Southern Inyo Hospital, offers standby emergency services.[5] The town is named after a solitary pine tree that once existed at the mouth of Lone Pine Canyon.[6] On March 26, 1872, the very large Lone Pine earthquake destroyed most of the town and killed 27 of its 250 to 300 residents.

  1. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places - California". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lone Pine, California
  3. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 28, 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. 1179. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  5. ^ Licensed Healthcare Facilities, 2006, California Department of Health Services. This area is defined as being in "California Health Service Area 12".
  6. ^ lpcwpadmn. "History of the Lone Pine Area". Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved May 28, 2019.