Bakersfield, California
City
City of Bakersfield
Images, clockwise from top: A panoramic view of Bakersfield; the Bakersfield Sign; the Rabobank Arena; City Hall
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): "Nashville West"[1]
Location of Bakersfield in Kern County, California
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Coordinates: 35°22′N 119°1′W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern
Region	San Joaquin Valley
Incorporated	1873–1876[2]
Re-incorporated	January 11, 1898[3]
Named for	Thomas Baker
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Body	Bakersfield City Council
• Mayor	Karen K. Goh (R)[4]
• City Manager	Alan Tandy[5]
• Finance director	Nelson Smith[6]
• City clerk	Christopher Gerry[citation needed]
Area[7]
• City	151.06 sq mi (391.24 km2)
• Land	149.59 sq mi (387.43 km2)
• Water	1.47 sq mi (3.81 km2)  0.97%
• Urban	138.44 sq mi (358.6 km2)
• Metro	8,161.42 sq mi (21,138.0 km2)
Elevation[8]	404 ft (123 m)
Population (2010)[9]
• City	347,483
• Estimate (2016)[10]	376,380
• Rank	1st in Kern County 9th in California 52nd in the United States
• Density	2,516.01/sq mi (971.44/km2)
• Urban[11]	523,994
• Urban density	3,800/sq mi (1,500/km2)
• Metro[12]	839,631
• Metro density	100/sq mi (40/km2)
Demonym(s)	Bakersfieldian
Time zone	Pacific (UTC−8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes	93220, 93241, 93301–93309, 93311–93314, 93263, 93380–93390, 93399
Area code	661
FIPS code	06-03526
GNIS feature IDs	1652668, 2409774
Website	www.bakersfieldcity.us