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Welcome to Caliente ...

Caliente is located in Kern County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caliente, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Caliente is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Caliente lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Caliente: 661

The ZIP code for Caliente: 93518<3>

Communities Also Named Caliente ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Caliente - they are located in Nevada and New Mexico.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Caliente.

Communities near Caliente ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Caliente.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Caliente. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caliente.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Caliente. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caliente.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Caliente. See our Newspapers Page for Caliente.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caliente ...

Looking for more information about Caliente? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Caliente, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Caliente.

Adding Caliente to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caliente in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Caliente was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Caliente post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caliente.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kern, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caliente - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Caliente). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Caliente or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/