Bodfish, California

Bodfish
View of Bodfish from Caliente-Bodfish Road in the hills west of town
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Bodfish
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°35′17″N 118°29′31″W / 35.58806°N 118.49194°W / 35.58806; -118.49194
Country United States
State California
CountyKern
Government
 • State senatorShannon Grove (R)
 • AssemblymemberStan Ellis (R)
 • U. S. rep.Vince Fong (R)
Area
 • Total
8.23 sq mi (21.31 km2)
 • Land8.21 sq mi (21.27 km2)
 • Water0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.15%
Elevation
2,687 ft (819 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,008
 • Density244.5/sq mi (94.39/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93205
Area codes442/760
FIPS code06-07274
GNIS feature ID1660353
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bodfish, California

Bodfish is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southern Kern River Valley of the Southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States.

Bodfish is located 32 miles (51 km) east-northeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2,687 feet (819 m).

The population was 2,008 at the 2020 census, up from 1,956 at the 2010 census.