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Welcome to Inyokern ...

Inyokern is located in Kern County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Inyokern, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Inyokern: The name Inyokern is a portmanteau<2> and it reflects the fact that it's located near (to the south of) the border of Inyo and Kern counties.

Inyokern is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Inyokern is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Inyokern: 760 & 442<4>

The ZIP code for Inyokern: 93527<5>

In the past, Inyokern was named Magnolia. and Siding 16. For more information about the names of Inyokern, see The Names of Inyokern on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Inyokern ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Inyokern. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Inyokern.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Inyokern ...

Looking for more information about Inyokern? 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 Inyokern, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Inyokern.

Adding Inyokern to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Inyokern 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 for Inyokern was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Inyokern post office opened in 1910.

We also found Inyokern mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Inyokern.

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>A portmanteau (such as Inyokern) is the combination or contraction of two (or more) words, their sound and the meaning of those words to create a new word. For example, smoke and fog becomes smog.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Inyokern - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Inyokern area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Inyokern area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Inyokern). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Inyokern or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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