Tehachapi, California

Tehachapi, California
Tehachapi, California
City
	View of wind turbines with Tehachapi in the distance
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	Nickname: The Land of Four Seasons
	Location of Tehachapi, California
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	Coordinates: 35°07′56″N 118°26′56″W / 35.13222°N 118.44889°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern
Region	Tehachapi Mountains
Founded	1876
Incorporated	August 13, 1909
Named for	Kawaiisu for "hard climb"
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• Mayor	Michael Davies
• Mayor Pro Tem	Joan Pogon-Cord
• City council members	Jeanette Pauer; Phil Smith; Hannah Chung
• City Manager	Greg Garrett
Area
• City	10.25 sq mi (26.54 km2)
• Land	10.15 sq mi (26.29 km2)
• Water	0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2) 0.97%
Elevation	3,970 ft (1,210 m)
Population (2020)
• City	12,934
• Estimate (2023)	10,881
• Density	1,281.87/sq mi (494.92/km2)
• Urban	17,298
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	93561
Area code	661
FIPS code	06-78092
GNIS feature IDs	1652798, 2412041
Website	www.liveuptehachapi.com
California Historical Landmark
Reference no.	643

Tehachapi (/təˈhætʃəpi/ ^ⓘ; Kawaiisu: Tihachipia, meaning "hard climb")^[7]^[8] is a city in Kern County, California, United States, in the Tehachapi Mountains, at an elevation of 3,970 feet (1,210 m),^[4] between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert. Tehachapi is 35 miles (56 km) east-southeast of Bakersfield,^[9] and 20 miles (32 km) west of Mojave. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10 square miles (26 km²) and a population of 14,414. The Tehachapi area is known for the nearby Tehachapi Loop (a popular railfan site), the Pacific Crest Trail and for the excellent conditions for the aerial sport of gliding.

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^ ^a ^b "Tehachapi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
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^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
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