Welcome to Lamont ...

Lamont is located in Kern County<1>.

Lamont was established in 1923.

Lamont is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lamont: 661

The ZIP code for Lamont: 93241<3>

Communities Also Named Lamont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Lamont - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lamont ...

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

• Bakersfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bakersfield
  • From Lamont to Bakersfield
• Arvin
  (6 miles [9.7 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arvin
  • From Lamont to Arvin
• Alameda
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Kern County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alameda
  • From Lamont to Alameda
• Edison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Edison is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Edison
  • From Lamont to Edison
• Pumpkin Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Kern County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pumpkin Center
  • From Lamont to Pumpkin Center
• Kayandee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayandee
  • Kayandee is located in Kern County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kayandee
  • From Lamont to Kayandee
• Venola
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venola
  • Venola is located in Kern County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Venola
  • From Lamont to Venola
• East Bakersfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bakersfield
  • East Bakersfield is located in Kern County
  • Former names for East Bakersfield:
  • Kern City
  • Sumner
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Bakersfield
  • From Lamont to East Bakersfield
• Gosford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosford
  • Gosford is located in Kern County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gosford
  • From Lamont to Gosford
• Joyful ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joyful. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyful
  • Joyful is located in Kern County
  • Joyful has also been known as:
  • Joyfull
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Joyful
  • From Lamont to Joyful

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lamont ...

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

Adding Lamont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lamont 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 Lamont was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Lamont in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lamont. 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/