Mojave
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census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- Kern
- State senator
- Shannon Grove ( R )
- Assemblymember
- Tom Lackey ( R )
- U s rep
- Vince Fong ( R ) , Jay Obernolte ( R )
- Total
- 58.453 sq mi (151.392 km )
- Land
- 58.373 sq mi (151.185 km )
- Water
- 0.080 sq mi (0.207 km ) 0.14%
- Elevation
- 2,762 ft (842 m)
- Density
- 80.50/sq mi (31.08/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-8 ( PST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-7 (PDT)
- Zip codes
- 93501, 93502, 93519
- Fips code
- 06-48452
- Website
- visitmojave.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Mojave
- Population
- 4699
- Area
- 151.188168
- Elevation
- 842
- Official website
- www.visitmojave.com
- Image
- LADWP Mojave District Headquarters 2016-12-10.jpg
- Households
- 1466
- Dialing code
- 661
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- Commons category
- Mojave, California
- water as percent of area
- 0.1448
- water area
- 0.218868
- per capita income
- 18710
- postal code
- 93502
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Article
Mojave, looking east, from 10,000 feet (3,000 m) The Mojave Air and Space Port as viewed from nearby Highway 58
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.