Mojave, California

Mojave, California
LADWP Mojave District Headquarters
LADWP Mojave District Headquarters
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Mojave, California is located in the United States
Mojave, California
Mojave, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°03′09″N 118°10′26″W / 35.05250°N 118.17389°W / 35.05250; -118.17389
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern
Government
 • State senatorShannon Grove (R)[1]
 • AssemblymemberTom Lackey (R)[1]
 • U. S. rep.Jay Obernolte (R)[2]
Area
 • Total
58.375 sq mi (151.191 km2)
 • Land58.29 sq mi (150.970 km2)
 • Water0.085 sq mi (0.220 km2)  0.146%
Elevation2,762 ft (842 m)
Population
 • Total
4,699
 • Density80/sq mi (31/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
93501, 93502, 93519
Area code661
FIPS code06-48452
GNIS feature ID1652752
Websitevisitmojave.com
Mojave, looking east, from 10,000 feet (3,000 m)
The Mojave Air and Space Port as viewed from nearby Highway 58

Mojave (formerly Mohave)[4] is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States. Mojave is located 50 miles (80 km) east of Bakersfield, and 100 miles (161 km) north of Los Angeles,[6] at an elevation of 2,762 feet (842 m).[4] The town is located in the western region of the Mojave Desert, below and east of Oak Creek Pass and the Tehachapi Mountains. Mojave is on the Pacific Crest Trail.[7]

The population was 4,238 at the 2010 census, up from 3,836 at the 2000 census. Telephone numbers in Mojave follow the format (661) 824-xxxx and the area includes three postal ZIP Codes.

  1. ^ a b "Statewide Database". Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "California's 23rd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
  3. ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau.
  4. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mojave, California
  5. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 3, 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. 1074. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  7. ^ "Pacific Crest Trail Towns - HikerFeed".