Maricopa California Map
Explore Maricopa, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Maricopa, California
| City | Maricopa |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Kern County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 35.050942 |
| Longitude | -119.406605 |
| Population | 1,026 |
| Density | 253.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 93252 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| County Seat | Bakersfield |
| School District | Maricopa Unified School District |
About Maricopa, California
Maricopa is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,026. The population density is 253.1 people per km². Maricopa is located at 35.0509°N, 119.4066°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Maricopa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 93252.Maricopa occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the land tilts toward the basin floor, defined by the dry, winding trajectory of Bitterwater Creek. It lies 26.7 miles south-southwest of Rosedale, CA (from Rosedale, CA: bearing 213°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-southeast of Taft. The landscape here is characterized by the vast, open relief of Sunset Valley, a terrain where the light at dusk turns the earth to a muted, dusty copper. On the horizon, the distant Sierra Nevada remains a faint, jagged suggestion against the sky, far removed from the immediate reality of these arid plains. Within the town limits, Maricopa Park offers a quiet intersection of open space and indigenous scrub, grounding the neighborhood in the sparse, resilient ecology of the region.
Petroleum extraction has long dictated the rhythm of Maricopa, leaving the silhouette of pump jacks as a permanent feature of the skyline, standing like iron sentinels over the scrubland. This industrial heritage informs the character of the place, creating a stoic, functional atmosphere that favors utility over ornament. Residents here live according to the intensity of the heat and the seasonal shift of the grasses, which bleach to a brittle, pale gold under the unrelenting sun. While the nearest water is found thirteen miles away at Lake Webb, the daily life of Maricopa remains tethered to the history of the oil fields and the quiet, dry endurance of the valley floor, where the wind carries the dry scent of sage and heated shale across the empty miles.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Maricopa Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 025° NE
- Lakeview Gusher #1 (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 006° N
- Carrizo Plain National Monument (National Monument) — 3.7 mi, 209° SW · 247k acres
- Wind Wolves Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 126° SE
- Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.0 mi, 195° S · 30k acres
- Oil Patch Fire House (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 338° N
- Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 338° N
- Jameson #17 (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 338° N
- Upper Cuyama Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.6 mi, 203° SW
- Lokern-Buena Vista Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 10.0 mi, 353° N
- Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 10.4 mi, 181° S · 1.8M acres
- Carrizo Plains Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 291° W
- Szent András-törésvonal (San Andreas) (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 288° W
- Chumash Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.8 mi, 162° S · 38k acres
- Caliente Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 17.3 mi, 268° W · 18k acres
- Los Padres Other (National Forest) — 17.6 mi, 246° SW · 895 acres
- Dick Smith Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.4 mi, 204° SW · 71k acres
- Mount Pinos Condor Observation Site (Viewpoint) — 22.1 mi, 138° SE
- San Emigdio Plantation (Nature Reserve) — 23.2 mi, 129° SE
- Sisquoc Condor Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 28.3 mi, 221° SW
- Wallace Creek (Monument) — 28.3 mi, 303° NW
- Valley Plaza Stadium (Cinema) — 28.7 mi, 047° NE
- Kern County World War II Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 30.6 mi, 043° NE
- Adobe Brick Pit (Historic Ruins) — 31.4 mi, 113° SE
- Bakersfield Civic Auditorium (Theatre) — 31.4 mi, 045° NE
- Father Francisco Garces (Public Artwork) — 31.9 mi, 043° NE
- Shafter Ford Theater (Theatre) — 32.0 mi, 015° N
- Kern County Museum and Pioneer Village (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 043° NE
- Kern County Museum Historical Reference Library (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 043° NE
- Depot Museum (Museum) — 32.3 mi, 013° N
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About This Maricopa Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maricopa, California. Coordinates: 35.050942, -119.406605. 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 Maricopa includes the ZIP code (93252), telephone area code (661), county seat of Kern County (Bakersfield), and school district assignment (Maricopa 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. |
