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Bishop
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city in Inyo County, California, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- Inyo
- Incorporated
- May 6, 1903
- Named after
- Bishop Creek
- Mayor
- Karen Kong
- City
- 1.91 sq mi (4.95 km )
- Land
- 1.86 sq mi (4.83 km )
- Water
- 0.046 sq mi (0.12 km ) 2.5%
- Elevation
- 4,150 ft (1,260 m)
- Density
- 2,049.0/sq mi (791.14/km )
- Metro
- 15,000
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Zip codes
- 93514, 93515
- Area codes
- 442/760
- Fips code
- 06-06798
- Website
- www .cityofbishop .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Bishop is the only incorporated city in Inyo County, California, United States. It is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley in the Mojave Desert, at an elevation of 4,150 feet (1,260 m). The city was named after Bishop Creek, flowing out of the Sierra Nevada range; the creek was named after Samuel Addison Bishop, a settler in the Owens Valley. Bishop is a commercial and residential center, while many vacation destinations and tourist attractions in the Sierra Nevada are located nearby. The city covers approximately 1.9 square miles (4.9 km), making it the county's largest community by population and land area.
The population of the city was 3,819 at the 2020 census, down from 3,879 at the 2010 census. The population of the built-up zone containing Bishop is much larger; more than 15,000 people live in a compact area which includes Bishop, West Bishop, Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, and the Bishop Paiute Reservation. It is by far the largest settlement in Inyo County.
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