Kern County is in California. This huge county extends across a number of geographic regions in California: The western portion is in the San Joaquin Valley, the northwestern portion is in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the southeastern part is in the Desert.

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San Joaquin Valley

Kern Country cities within the San Joaquin Valley include:

• Arvin
• Bakersfield
• Buttonwillow
• Delano
• Fellows
• Frazier Park
• Keene
• Lamont
• Lebec
• Lost Hills
• Maricopa
• McFarland
• McKittrick
• Mettler
• Shafter
• Taft
• Tupman
• Tehachipi
• Wasco

Sierra Nevada

Kern County cities within the Sierra Nevada include:

• Bodfish
• Kernville
• Lake Isabella
• Mountain Mesa
• Weldon
• Wofford Heights

Desert

Kern County cities within the Desert include:

• California City
• Boron
• Inyokern
• Johannesburg
• Mojave
• North Edwards
• Randsburg
• Ridgecrest
• Rosamond

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