Mountain Mesa is a community in Kern County, California, home to about 600 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 93240.
Homes sold for a median of $170 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Lake Isabella; part is in Mountain Mesa
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mountain Mesa. 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)101 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Meadows Field (BFL)37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Bakersfield, CA39 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA114 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mountain Mesa; 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.
Mountain Mesa had 823 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2000.
It’s the 1175th 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 99°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 11.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kern River Ph 3, CA weather station (8 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 Mountain Mesa.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 6 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 5 |
| Dentists | 4 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
| Mental health providers | 31 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Kernville Union Elementary, Kern High. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow W. Wallace ElementaryLake Isabella | K–5 | 390 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| Woodrow Wallace MiddleLake Isabella | 6–8 | 269 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| Kern Valley HighLake Isabella | 9–12 | 516 | Public | 4.3 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 Lake Isabella, Squirrel Mountain Valley and Weldon.
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