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| Full name | City of Ridgecrest | | Official name | City of Ridgecrest | | Settlement type | City | | Country | United States | | State | California | | County | Kern | | Mayor | Steve Morgan | | Senate | Roy Ashburn (R) | | Assembly | Jean Fuller (R) | | U. S. Congress | Kevin McCarthy (R) | | Total Area | 21.417 sq mi (55.5 km2) | | Land Area | 20.766 sq mi (53.8 km2) | | Water Area | 0.651 sq mi (1.7 km2) | | Elevation | 2290 ft (698 m) | | Total Population | 27616 (2010) | | Density (pop.) | auto/km2 (0/sq mi) | | Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | | - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | | ZIP codes | 93555-93556 | | Area code | 760 | | FIPS code | 06-60704 | | GNIS feature ID | 1652783 |
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Ridgecrest, formerly known as Crumville, was incorporated as a city in 1913. It is located in the Indian Wells Valley in northeastern Kern County, California, adjacent to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NAWS, or China Lake). Ridgecrest is the only incorporated city along US 395 in Kern County. The population was 27,616 at the 2010 census, up from 24,927 at the 2000 census. The city of Ridgecrest is a largely "company" oriented (China Lake, above) community big enough to provide plenty of schools, shopping and health care.
Ridgecrest is surrounded by four mountain ranges; the Sierra Nevada on the west, the Cosos on the north, the Argus Range on the east, and the El Paso Mountains on the south. It is approximately 82 mi from the Lancaster/Palmdale area and approximately 145 mi (233.4 km) from both Bakersfield and San Bernardino, the three nearest major urban centers. Air travel in and out of the city is provided through the Inyokern Airport.
Ridgecrest is within two hours of the highest and the lowest points in the conterminous U.S.
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