Wofford Heights is a community in Kern County, California, home to about 2,656 people across 6.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 93285.
Homes sold for a median of $159 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Wofford Heights; also Lake Isabella and Alta Sierra (Kern County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wofford Heights. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)101 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Meadows Field (BFL)39 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Bakersfield, CA42 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA118 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wofford Heights; 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.
Wofford Heights had 2,213 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 835th 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 (4 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).
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wofford Heights.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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
Libraries
Museums
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Lake Isabella and Alta Sierra (Kern County).
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.