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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, respectively. [ 1 ] In 1950, the boundaries of the numbering plan area were redrawn to produce a division of the northern and central parts along a north–south ...
Pages in category "Companies based in Bakersfield, California" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In addition to running the auditorium and convention center, it started promoting Bakersfield to outside companies and visitors. The goal was to increase the number of companies doing business within the city. The department would continue to run the facilities until 1998 and the construction of the Centennial Garden (later renamed Rabobank Arena).
According to the publication California's Geographic Names, Mettler was founded in 1941, [3] but an obituary of Clifford Alvin Mettler in The Bakersfield Californian reported that the settlement was founded by him, his father, William H. Mettler, and his brother (unnamed) in the "late 1940s" in the Wheeler Ridge area, which settlement "later became known as Mettler Station."
Edison (formerly, Wade) [4] is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in the Tehachapi mountains of Kern County, California. [2] It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) east-southeast of downtown Bakersfield, [4] at an elevation of 571 feet (174 m). [2] In 1902, the Edison Electric Company built a substation on the site. [4]
Kern County, California, USA: Map of Kern County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction: Size: 8,161 miles (13,134 km) Population: 839,631 (2010) Legal jurisdiction: As per operations jurisdiction: Operational structure; Headquarters: 1350 Norris Road Bakersfield, California: Deputies: 640 (Deputy Sheriff) 360 (Detention Deputy) Support Staffs: 331 ...
North Bakersfield refers to the area north of Bakersfield, between California State Route 99 and the Kern River. Currently, it is the only region in which no part is incorporated into Bakersfield. The town of Oildale is located there. It also contains Bakersfield's commercial airport, Meadows Field.
California ranks first in the nation as a producer of solar, geothermal, and biomass resources. [4] Utility-scale solar photovoltaic and thermal sources together generated 17% of electricity in 2021. Small-scale solar including customer-owned PV panels delivered an additional net 19,828 GWh to California's electrical grid, equal to about half ...