Edwards AFB California Map
Explore Edwards AFB, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Edwards AFB, California
| City | Edwards AFB |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Kern County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 34.902408 |
| Longitude | -117.921869 |
| Population | 2,135 |
| Density | 48.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 93524, 93523 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| County Seat | Bakersfield |
| School District | Muroc Joint Unified School District |
About Edwards AFB, California
Edwards AFB is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,135. The population density is 48.1 people per km². Edwards AFB is located at 34.9024°N, 117.9219°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 93524, 93523.Edwards AFB occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the earth is flattened by the unrelenting pressure of a prehistoric lake bed. It lies 14.9 miles south-southeast of California City, CA (from California City, CA: bearing 159°T), and is situated 16.0 miles east-northeast of Rosamond. The landscape is defined by an austere, monochromatic palette of alkali dust and sagebrush, stretching toward the shimmering heat haze of the Antelope Valley. Above the horizon, the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada stands as a faint, cooling suggestion of snow against the relentless glare of the sky. The air here remains thin and brittle, possessing a clarity that reveals the sharp, geometric lines of runways etched into the dry, cracked surface of the playa.
Economic life at Edwards AFB centers entirely on the relentless pursuit of aerospace innovation, a legacy built upon the silence of the high desert. While the nearby North Edwards Park offers a quiet reprieve of scrubland, the primary rhythm of the base is dictated by the sonic signature of engines breaking the stillness of the basin. The history of the site is written in the tracks of experimental craft that have pushed the limits of physics, far from the influence of Cache Creek or any humid, low-lying water. Here, the day-to-day existence is measured in flight cycles and the steady, humming persistence of a facility that serves as an essential, unyielding anchor for the nation’s technological reach.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- X1 Loading Pit (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 096° E
- Fremont-Kramer Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 10.0 mi, 123° SE
- Mohave Ground Squirrel Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 10.5 mi, 156° SE
- California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 14.4 mi, 272° W
- Saddleback Butte State Park (State Park) — 15.6 mi, 160° S
- Rio Tinto Borax Mine Visitor Center (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 056° NE
- West Mojave Desert Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 16.3 mi, 118° SE
- Boron Aerospace Museum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 066° NE
- Twenty Mule Team Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 066° NE
- Airplane graveyard viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 17.4 mi, 314° NW
- One Desert Sky (Public Artwork) — 17.9 mi, 220° SW
- Antelope Valley State Indian Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 167° S
- Aerospace Walk of Honor (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 221° SW
- Carl O Gerhardy Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 23.2 mi, 145° SE
- Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 23.8 mi, 307° NW · 1,886 acres
- Pearblossom Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 27.4 mi, 177° S
- Llano del Rio (Historic Ruins) — 27.9 mi, 169° S
- Josephine Stephens Bishop (Monument) — 27.9 mi, 351° N
- San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (National Monument) — 28.1 mi, 188° S · 454k acres
- Angeles National Forest (National Forest) — 28.1 mi, 188° S · 662k acres
- Red Rock Canyon State Park (State Park) — 28.8 mi, 353° N
- Tuf Quarry Mill (Historic Ruins) — 29.1 mi, 248° W
- Theodore Payne Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 29.3 mi, 154° SE
- Red cliffs trail (Attraction) — 31.9 mi, 354° N
- Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.3 mi, 182° S · 27k acres
- Coy Burnett Stadium (Stadium) — 33.1 mi, 299° NW
- Sandrocks (Attraction) — 33.6 mi, 174° S
- Tehachapi Heritage League Museum (Museum) — 33.6 mi, 298° NW
- Sheep Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 37.7 mi, 164° S · 43k acres
- Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 38.8 mi, 328° NW · 1.1M acres
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About This Edwards AFB Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Edwards AFB, California. Coordinates: 34.902408, -117.921869. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Edwards AFB includes the ZIP code (93524, 93523), telephone area code (760), county seat of Kern County (Bakersfield), and school district assignment (Muroc Joint Unified School District).
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
