| Bakersfield, California |
| City |
| City of Bakersfield |
Images, clockwise from top: A panoramic view of Bakersfield; the Bakersfield Sign; the Rabobank Arena; City Hall |
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| 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 |
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