Welcome to Lebec ...

Lebec is located in Kern County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lebec, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Lebec is 3,480 feet [1,061 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lebec is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Lebec: 661

The ZIP code for Lebec: 93243<3>

Communities near Lebec ...

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

• Frazier Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Park
  • Frazier Park is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazier Park <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Frazier Park
  • From Lebec to Frazier Park
• Grapevine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
  • Grapevine is located in Kern County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grapevine
  • From Lebec to Grapevine
• Lake of the Woods
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
  • Lake of the Woods is located in Kern County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake of the Woods
  • From Lebec to Lake of the Woods
• Wheeler Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Ridge
  • Wheeler Ridge is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler Ridge <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wheeler Ridge
  • From Lebec to Wheeler Ridge
• Mettler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mettler
  • Mettler is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mettler <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mettler
  • From Lebec to Mettler
• Neenach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenach
  • Neenach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Neenach
  • From Lebec to Neenach
• Pine Mountain Club
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain Club
  • Pine Mountain Club is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Mountain Club <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pine Mountain Club
  • From Lebec to Pine Mountain Club
• Stallion Springs
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallion Springs
  • Stallion Springs is located in Kern County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stallion Springs
  • From Lebec to Stallion Springs
• Arvin
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • 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 Lebec to Arvin
• Bear Valley Springs
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley Springs
  • Bear Valley Springs is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Valley Springs <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bear Valley Springs
  • From Lebec to Bear Valley Springs

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lebec ...

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

Adding Lebec to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lebec 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 Lebec was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Lebec post office opened in 1895.

We also found Lebec mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lebec.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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