Boron

Also known as Boron, California, Boron, CA

census-designated place in Kern County, California

Key facts

Country: United States
State: California
County: Kern
State senator: Shannon Grove ( R )
Assemblymember: Tom Lackey ( R )
U s rep: Jay Obernolte ( R )
Total: 13.72 sq mi (35.54 km )
Land: 13.71 sq mi (35.52 km )
Water: 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km ) 0.15%
Elevation: 2,520 ft (770 m)
Density: 152.1/sq mi (58.73/km )
Time zone: UTC-8 ( PST )
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Boron (formerly Amargo, Baker, Borate, and Kern) is an unincorporated place in Kern County, California, United States. Boron is 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Red Rock Mountain at an elevation of 2,467 feet (752 m). For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Boron as a census-designated place (CDP). The population was 2,086 at the 2020 census, up from 2,025 at the 2000 census. Boron is named after the element boron and is the site of the world's largest source of the boron compound boric acid.

Boron is on the western edge of the Mojave Desert. Within a half day's drive one can view the highest and lowest points in the contiguous 48 states of the United States (Mount Whitney and Death Valley), the world's oldest tree, the bristlecone pine, and the cities of Los Angeles and Las Vegas.