Wasco

Also known as Wasco, California, Wasco, CA

city in California, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: California
County: Kern
Incorporated: December 22, 1945
Named after: Sources unclear, either Wasco County, Oregon or Western American Sugar Company
State senator: Melissa Hurtado ( D )
Assemblymember: Jasmeet Bains ( D )
U s rep: David Valadao ( R )
Total: 9.39 sq mi (24.32 km )
Land: 9.39 sq mi (24.32 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 312 ft (95 m)
Density: 2,880/sq mi (1,112/km )
Time zone: UTC-8 ( PST )
Summer dst: UTC-7 (PDT)
Fips code: 06-83542
Website: www .ci .wasco .ca .us

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Wasco
Population: 27047
Area: 24.412799
Elevation: 100
Official website: www.ci.wasco.ca.us
Image: 2010-1227-WascoWaterTower.jpg
Households: 6464
Dialing code: 661

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Commons category: Wasco, California
postal code: 93280
inception: 1945-12-22
water as percent of area: 0
P8168: Craigellachie
water area: 0
per capita income: 13965

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Article

Wasco (formerly Dewey and Deweyville) is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California, United States. Wasco is located 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 328 feet (100 m). The population was 27,047 at the 2020 census, up from 25,545 at the 2010 census.

Wasco is the headquarters of the Tejon Indian Tribe of California, a federally recognized tribe of Kitanemuk, Yokuts, and Chumash Indigenous people of California.