Pumpkin Center, Kern County, California

Pumpkin Center is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) south-southwest of downtown Bakersfield,[2] at an elevation of 351 feet (107 m).[1]

This article is about the unincorporated community in Kern County. For the unincorporated community in Lassen County, see Pumpkin Center, Lassen County, California.
Pumpkin Center
Unincorporated community
Pumpkin Center
Location in California
Pumpkin Center
Pumpkin Center (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°16′01″N 119°02′00″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern County
Elevation351 ft (107 m)

Pumpkin Center is located at the intersection of Highways 99 and 119 (Taft Highway). On both Interstate 5 and Highway 99, there is signage at the Highway 119 exit directing travelers to Pumpkin Center.

A post office opened in Pumpkin Center in 1945.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pumpkin Center, Kern County, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1092. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.



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