Town guide

Kennedy Meadows, California

Kennedy Meadows is a community in Tulare County, California, home to about 93 people across 5.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 93527.

Homes sold for a median of $157 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population9316 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$157Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Kennedy Meadows

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Kennedy Meadows

Distances

Nearest major airportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR)103 miles away
Closer regional airportMeadows Field (BFL)69 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Bakersfield, CA69 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA116 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Kennedy Meadows; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Kennedy Meadows

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Kennedy Meadows had 58 residents in the 2020 census, up 107% since 2010.

It’s the 1457th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Tulare County grew from 18,375 residents in 1900 to 473,117 in 2020.

Kennedy Meadows population by census2010: 28, 2020: 58282010582020

Tulare County, 1900–2020

Tulare County population, 1900 to 20201900: 18,375, 1910: 35,440, 1920: 59,031, 1930: 77,442, 1940: 107,152, 1950: 149,264, 1960: 168,403, 1970: 188,322, 1980: 245,738, 1990: 311,921, 2000: 368,021, 2010: 442,179, 2020: 473,11718K’00’1059K’20’30107K’40’50168K’60’70246K’80’90368K’00’10473K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 102°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 4.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Kennedy MeadowsJan: high 60°F, low 33°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 65°F, low 36°F, 1.2 in; Mar: high 72°F, low 42°F, 0.5 in; Apr: high 77°F, low 47°F, 0.1 in; May: high 86°F, low 54°F, 0 in; Jun: high 96°F, low 63°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 102°F, low 68°F, 0.2 in; Aug: high 101°F, low 67°F, 0.1 in; Sep: high 94°F, low 60°F, 0.2 in; Oct: high 83°F, low 50°F, 0.1 in; Nov: high 68°F, low 39°F, 0.2 in; Dec: high 59°F, low 32°F, 0.7 in60°33°Jan0.865°36°Feb1.272°42°Mar0.577°47°Apr0.186°54°May0.096°63°Jun0.1102°68°Jul0.2101°67°Aug0.194°60°Sep0.283°50°Oct0.168°39°Nov0.259°32°Dec0.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Inyokern, CA weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Tulare County

107,492 jobs at 7,189 businesses in Tulare County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Tulare CountyHealth care and social assistance: 19,972 jobs; Retail trade: 17,040 jobs; Manufacturing: 14,128 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 12,116 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 9,212 jobs; Administrative and support: 6,910 jobs; Construction: 6,266 jobs; Wholesale trade: 6,198 jobsHealth care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 16% Manufacturing 13% Hotels and restaurants 11% Transportation and warehousing 9% Administrative and support 6% Construction 6% Wholesale trade 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Ridgecrest Regional HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ridgecrest10.5 miles
  • Kern Valley Healthcare DistrictCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lake Isabella30.8 miles
  • Adventist Health Tehachapi ValleyCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Tehachapi48.4 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Schools in Kennedy Meadows

Public schools here are run by Sierra Sands Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Inyokern ElementaryInyokernK–5161Public2.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Inyokern and Pearsonville.

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