Maricopa, California
City of Maricopa | |
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Northern city limit of Maricopa; the fire in the center is a gas flare from an active oil well | |
Location in Kern County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 35°03′32″N 119°24′03″W / 35.05889°N 119.40083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern |
| Incorporated | July 25, 1911 |
| Named after | Exonym given to the Quechan by the Akimel O'odham |
| Government | |
| • State Senator | Melissa Hurtado (D) |
| • Assemblymember | Tom Lackey (R) |
| • U. S. Rep. | Jay Obernolte (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.50 sq mi (3.89 km2) |
| • Land | 1.50 sq mi (3.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,026 |
| • Density | 680/sq mi (260/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93252 |
| Area code | 661 |
| FIPS code | 06-45736 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652749, 2411033 |
| Website | www |
Maricopa is a city in Kern County, California. Maricopa is located 6.5 miles (10 km) south-southeast of Taft, at an elevation of 883 feet (269 m). The population was 1,154 at the 2010 census, up from 1,111 at the 2000 census. The Carrizo Plain is located to the northwest, and the enormous Midway-Sunset Oil Field, the third largest oil field in the United States, is adjacent on the north and east.