Edwards AFB is a community in Kern County, California, home to about 2,500 people across 17 square miles. Its ZIP code is 93524, and parts of 93523 are in Edwards AFB too.
Homes sold for a median of $172 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Edwards AFB
Part is in Edwards AFB, part in North Edwards
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Edwards AFB. 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)56 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Los Angeles, CA69 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Edwards AFB; 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.
Edwards AFB had 2,135 residents in the 2020 census, down 64% since 2000.
It’s the 848th 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 32°F. About 5.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mojave, CA weather station (16 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).
54 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Edwards AFB.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 13 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 8 |
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 7 |
| Mental health providers | 13 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Optometrists | 4 |
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 (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 3 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with North Edwards.
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