Welcome to McFarland ...

The city of McFarland is located in Kern County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McFarland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

The city was incorporated July 18, 1957.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McFarland has a population of 13,241 people<2> (see below for details).

McFarland is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

McFarland lies within the (661) area code.

The ZIP code for McFarland: 93250<4>

Websites for McFarland ...

Official Website: www.mcfarlandcity.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McFarland had an population of 13,241 people. This is an increase of 4.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 37.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McFarland had a population of 12,707 people. This makes McFarland the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of McFarland represents 0.03% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 344th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,707 people, the population of McFarland increased 32.12% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,618 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for McFarland.

Communities Also Named McFarland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named McFarland - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near McFarland ...

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

• Delano
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
  • Delano is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delano <5>
• Wasco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
  • Wasco is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <5>
• Shafter
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Famoso
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famoso
  • Famoso is located in Kern County
• Richgrove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richgrove
  • Richgrove is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richgrove <5>
• Cawelo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawelo
  • Cawelo is located in Kern County
• Minter Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minter Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Village
  • Minter Village is located in Kern County
• Earlimart
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlimart
  • Earlimart is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlimart <5>
• Allensworth ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensworth
  • Allensworth is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allensworth <5>
• Crome
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crome
  • Crome 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 McFarland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McFarland.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McFarland. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for McFarland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McFarland ...

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

Adding McFarland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McFarland 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 McFarland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the McFarland post office opened in 1908.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McFarland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for McFarland: www.mcfarlandcity.org/

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

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