Bodfish, California

Bodfish
View of Bodfish from Caliente-Bodfish Road in the hills west of town
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Bodfish
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°35′17″N 118°29′31″W / 35.58806°N 118.49194°W / 35.58806; -118.49194
Country United States
State California
CountyKern
Government
  State senatorMelissa Hurtado (D)
  AssemblymemberPatrick Ahrens (D)
  U. S. rep.Jay Obernolte (R)
Area
  Total
8.23 sq mi (21.31 km2)
  Land8.21 sq mi (21.27 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.15%
Elevation
2,687 ft (819 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,008
  Density244.46/sq mi (94.39/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93205
Area codes442/760
FIPS code06-07274
GNIS feature ID1660353
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bodfish, California

Bodfish is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southern Kern River Valley of the Southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States.

Bodfish is located 32 miles (51 km) east-northeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2,687 feet (819 m).

The population was 2,008 at the 2020 census, up from 1,956 at the 2010 census.