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Country around Weldon is a rural area of about 2,326 people in Kern County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 109 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,326people
$181kTypical home
$1,089/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
320Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,326 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 45 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,139/mo)
- Median rent $1,089/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 320 sunny days a year (207 totally clear)
- 45 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 38 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (646 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,864 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 23% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to BFL airport
- 96 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,181 ft
- 107 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kern County: R+21 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk