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According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.1 square miles (29 km 2), 99.95% of it land and 0.05% of it water. Orcutt, originally sited along a railroad siding of the Pacific Coast Railroad as a townsite for oil field workers, [ 7 ] is now primarily a bedroom community /suburb of Santa Maria , which is adjacent ...
In 1947, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) devised the first nationwide telephone numbering plan and assigned the original North American area codes. The state of California was divided into three numbering plan areas (NPAs) with distinct area codes: 213, 415, and 916, for the southern, central, and northern parts of the state ...
Some U.S. time zones, such as the Samoa Time Zone, are not on this map. This is a list of the time offsets by U.S. states, federal district, and territories. For more about the time zones of the U.S. see time in the United States. Most states are entirely contained within one time zone. However, some states are in two time zones, due to ...
At the end of the Mexican War in 1848, California was ceded to the United States, and was granted statehood with the Compromise of 1850. In the late 19th century, the area's rich soil attracted farmers and other settlers. By the end of the century, the Santa Maria River Valley had become one of the most productive agricultural areas in the state.
Taft (formerly Moron, Moro, and Siding Number Two) [9] is a city in the foothills at the extreme southwestern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California.Taft is located 32 miles (51 km) west-southwest of Bakersfield, [9] at an elevation of 955 feet (291 m). [7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20 km 2), 99.37% of it land and 0.63% water. However, much of the surrounding unincorporated area between Atascadero and Paso Robles is considered as part of Templeton, with most U.S. mail for this area addressed as such.
The historic Rómulo Pico Adobe, built in 1834 by the prominent Pico family of California, is the oldest residence in San Fernando Valley. The 2010 U.S. census counted 18,496 residents in the area's 91345 ZIP Code. The median age was 36.3, and the median yearly household income at that time was $62,426. [2]
Newcastle is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County, California. [2] Nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Newcastle is located 8 miles (12.9 km) northeast of Rocklin [4] and 31 miles northeast of Sacramento.