Bishop, California

City of Bishop
City of Bishop
City
	Downtown Bishop looking south along U.S. 395
	Location of Bishop in Inyo County, California
	City of Bishop Location in California
	Coordinates: 37°22′00″N 118°23′45″W / 37.36667°N 118.39583°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Inyo
Incorporated	May 6, 1903
Named for	Bishop Creek
Government
• Mayor	Jim Ellis
Area
• City	1.91 sq mi (4.95 km2)
• Land	1.86 sq mi (4.83 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) 2.5%
Elevation	4,150 ft (1,260 m)
Population (2020)
• City	3,819
• Density	2,048.82/sq mi (791.14/km2)
• Metro	14,500
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	93514, 93515
Area codes	442/760
FIPS code	06-06798
GNIS feature IDs	2409852
Website	www.cityofbishop.com

Bishop (formerly Bishop Creek)^[5] is a city in California, United States. It is the largest populated place and only incorporated city in Inyo County. Bishop is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley and the Mojave Desert, at an elevation of 4,150 feet (1,260 m).^[4] The city was named after Bishop Creek, flowing out of the Sierra Nevada; the creek was named after Samuel Addison Bishop, a settler in the Owens Valley. Bishop is a commercial and residential center, while many vacation destinations and tourist attractions in the Sierra Nevada are located nearby.

The population of the city was 3,879 at the 2010 Census, up from 3,575 at the 2000 Census. The population of the built-up zone containing Bishop is much larger; more than 14,500 people live in a compact area that includes Bishop, West Bishop, Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, and the Bishop Paiute Reservation. It is by far the largest settlement in Inyo County.

A number of western films were shot in Bishop, including movies starring John Wayne, Charlton Heston and Joel McCrea.^[6]

^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
^ "City of Bishop, California". www.cityofbishop.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bishop, California
^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1148. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Schneider, Jerry L. (2016). Western Filming Locations California, Book 6. CP Entertainment Books. Page 149. ISBN 9780692722947.

[1] "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2013.

[Mayor_and_Bishop_City_Council-2] "City of Bishop, California". www.cityofbishop.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2023.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-3] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

[gnis-4] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bishop, California

[CGN-5] Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1148. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

[Schneider,_Jerry_L._2016_Page_149-6] Schneider, Jerry L. (2016). Western Filming Locations California, Book 6. CP Entertainment Books. Page 149. ISBN 9780692722947.

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