Welcome to East Bakersfield ...

East Bakersfield is located in Kern County<1>.

East Bakersfield was founded in 1876 and was incorporated in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for East Bakersfield: E. Bakersfield

East Bakersfield is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for East Bakersfield: (661)

The ZIP code for East Bakersfield: 93305<3>

The community of East Bakersfield was previously named Kern City. Going back to its beginning, East Bakersfield was originally named Sumner. For more information about the names of East Bakersfield, see The Names of East Bakersfield on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near East Bakersfield ...

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

• Bakersfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
  • Bakersfield is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersfield <4>
• Arvin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvin
  • Arvin is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvin <4>
• Shafter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
  • Shafter is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafter <4>
• Oil Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Junction
  • Oil Junction is located in Kern County
• Edison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Edison is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <4>
• Fuller Acres
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Acres
  • Fuller Acres is located in Kern County
• Greenacres
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
  • Greenacres is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenacres <4>
• Venola
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venola
  • Venola is located in Kern County
• Gosford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosford
  • Gosford is located in Kern County
• Pumpkin Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Kern County

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 East Bakersfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Bakersfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Bakersfield. 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 East Bakersfield.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Bakersfield ...

Looking for more information about East Bakersfield? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Bakersfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Bakersfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Bakersfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/