Town guide

Lebec, California

Lebec is a community in Kern County, California, home to about 797 people across 15 square miles. Its ZIP code is 93243.

Homes sold for a median of $171 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population79752 per sq mi
Median home value$422,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$171Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Lebec

1 ZIP code

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Around Lebec

Distances

Nearest major airportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR)55 miles away
Closer regional airportMeadows Field (BFL)40 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Bakersfield, CA34 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA65 miles away

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

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

Who represents Lebec

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

Lebec had 1,239 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.

It’s the 1125th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Kern County grew from 16,480 residents in 1900 to 909,235 in 2020.

Lebec population by census2000: 1,285, 2010: 1,468, 2020: 1,2391,28520001,46820101,2392020

Kern County, 1900–2020

Kern County population, 1900 to 20201900: 16,480, 1910: 37,715, 1920: 54,843, 1930: 82,570, 1940: 135,124, 1950: 228,309, 1960: 291,984, 1970: 329,162, 1980: 403,089, 1990: 543,477, 2000: 661,645, 2010: 839,631, 2020: 909,23516K’00’1055K’20’30135K’40’50292K’60’70403K’80’90662K’00’10909K’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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 13.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LebecJan: high 52°F, low 39°F, 2.5 in; Feb: high 53°F, low 38°F, 3.7 in; Mar: high 57°F, low 41°F, 2 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 43°F, 0.8 in; May: high 70°F, low 49°F, 0.4 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 58°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 65°F, 0.1 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 65°F, 0.1 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 61°F, 0.1 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 53°F, 0.6 in; Nov: high 60°F, low 44°F, 0.8 in; Dec: high 52°F, low 38°F, 2.1 in52°39°Jan2.553°38°Feb3.757°41°Mar2.062°43°Apr0.870°49°May0.480°58°Jun0.188°65°Jul0.188°65°Aug0.183°61°Sep0.171°53°Oct0.660°44°Nov0.852°38°Dec2.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sandberg, CA weather station (12 miles away).

Jobs in Kern County

219,016 jobs at 14,352 businesses in Kern County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Kern CountyHealth care and social assistance: 38,665 jobs; Retail trade: 32,541 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 27,894 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 20,186 jobs; Manufacturing: 14,857 jobs; Construction: 14,570 jobs; Administrative and support: 12,993 jobs; Professional services: 8,979 jobsHealth care and social assistance 18% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 13% Transportation and warehousing 9% Manufacturing 7% Construction 7% Administrative and support 6% Professional services 4%

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

Health care

31 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lebec.

Nearest hospitals

  • Adventist Health Tehachapi ValleyCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Tehachapi28.8 miles
  • Kern Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Bakersfield35.0 miles
  • Mercy HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Bakersfield35.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Dentists2
Mental health providers26

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.

Places in and around Lebec

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Fort Tejon State Historic Park · 596 acres2.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • El Tejon Pharmacy6.5 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 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.

Schools in Lebec

Public schools here are run by El Tejon Unified, Gorman Joint. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Frazier Park ElementaryFrazier ParkK–4234Public6.2 mi
Gorman ElementaryGormanK–8118Public6.2 mi
El Tejon ElementaryLebec5–8221Public1.8 mi
Frazier Mountain HighLebec9–12244Public6.0 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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