Mojave, California
Mojave, California | |
|---|---|
LADWP Mojave District Headquarters | |
Location in Kern County and the state of California | |
Mojave, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°03′09″N 118°10′26″W / 35.05250°N 118.17389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Shannon Grove (R) |
| • Assemblymember | Tom Lackey (R) |
| • U. S. rep. | Vince Fong (R)
Jay Obernolte (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.453 sq mi (151.392 km2) |
| • Land | 58.373 sq mi (151.185 km2) |
| • Water | 0.080 sq mi (0.207 km2) 0.14% |
| Elevation | 2,762 ft (842 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,699 |
| • Density | 80.50/sq mi (31.08/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 93501, 93502, 93519 |
| Area code | 661 |
| FIPS code | 06-48452 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1652752 |
| Website | visitmojave.com |
Mojave (formerly Mohave) 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, at an elevation of 2,762.46 feet (842.00 m). 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.
The population was 4,700 at the 2020 census, up from 4,238 at the 2010 census. Telephone numbers in Mojave follow the format (661) 824-xxxx and the area includes three postal ZIP Codes.