East Niles is a community in Kern County, California, home to about 28,532 people across 5.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 93306 and 93307.
Homes sold for a median of $231 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Bakersfield; part is in East Niles
Mostly Bakersfield; part is in East Niles
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside East Niles. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR)88 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Meadows Field (BFL)7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Bakersfield, CA5 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA98 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of East Niles; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 277th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Kern County grew from 16,480 residents in 1900 to 909,235 in 2020.
Kern County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 97°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 6.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bakersfield 5 Nw, CA weather station (7 miles away).
219,016 jobs at 14,352 businesses in Kern County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
680 doctors and other health care providers list an office in East Niles’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 84 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 119 |
| Dentists | 34 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 75 |
| Mental health providers | 326 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 37 |
| Optometrists | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 28 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Bakersfield City, Greenfield Union, Edison Elementary and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessie E. Owens ElementaryBakersfield | K–6 | 867 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Casa Loma ElementaryBakersfield | K–6 | 424 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryBakersfield | K–6 | 621 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| Colonel Howard Nichols ElementaryBakersfield | K–6 | 960 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Crescent ElementaryBakersfield | K–5 | 496 | Public | 5.9 mi |
| Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher ElementaryBakersfield | K–5 | 705 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Dr. Juliet Thorner ElementaryBakersfield | K–6 | 813 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryBakersfield | K–6 | 709 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Fairview ElementaryBakersfield | K–5 | 552 | Public | 5.6 mi |
| Fremont ElementaryBakersfield | K–6 | 707 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Greenfield CommunityBakersfield | K–8 | 13 | Alternative Education | 5.8 mi |
| Harding ElementaryBakersfield | K–6 | 542 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Henry Eissler ElementaryBakersfield | K–6 | 529 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Horace Mann ElementaryBakersfield | K–6 | 870 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Horizon ElementaryBakersfield | K–5 | 845 | Public | 7.2 mi |
| Hort ElementaryBakersfield | K–5 | 590 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Mt. Vernon ElementaryBakersfield | K–6 | 614 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Orangewood ElementaryBakersfield | K–4 | 617 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Pioneer Drive ElementaryBakersfield | K–6 | 562 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Raffaello Palla ElementaryBakersfield | K–5 | 770 | Public | 6.0 mi |
| Ramon Garza ElementaryBakersfield | K–5 | 658 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Shirley Lane ElementaryBakersfield | K–6 | 617 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Valle Verde ElementaryBakersfield | K–5 | 768 | Public | 6.7 mi |
| Vineland ElementaryBakersfield | K–4 | 336 | Public | 10.7 mi |
| Virginia Avenue ElementaryBakersfield | K–6 | 644 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Voorhies ElementaryBakersfield | K–6 | 915 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Wayside ElementaryBakersfield | K–6 | 652 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Zephyr Lane ElementaryBakersfield | K–6 | 797 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Edison MiddleBakersfield | 5–8 | 489 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Fairfax Junior HighBakersfield | 5–8 | 609 | Public | 2.4 mi |
And 18 more.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Christian SchoolsBakersfield | Pre-K–8 | 191 | Mennonite | 1.5 mi |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe SchoolBakersfield | Pre-K–8 | 203 | Roman Catholic | 2.8 mi |
| Bakersfield Adventist AcademyBakersfield | K | 9 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bakersfield, Hillcrest, Potomac Park, Lamont, Greenfield (Kern County), Cottonwood (Kern County), Rexland Acres, Bakersfield Country Club, Casa Loma, Fairfax (Kern County), Weedpatch, Fuller Acres, Edison and El Adobe.
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