Taft Heights California Map
Explore Taft Heights, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Taft Heights, California
| City | Taft Heights |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Kern County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 35.13469 |
| Longitude | -119.47262 |
| Population | 1,999 |
| Density | 2607.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 93268 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| County Seat | Bakersfield |
| School District | Taft City School District |
About Taft Heights, California
Taft Heights is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,999. The population density is 2607.5 people per km². Taft Heights is located at 35.1347°N, 119.4726°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93268.Taft Heights emerges from the parched earth of the San Joaquin Valley as a persistent outpost defined by the stark, unrelenting clarity of the high desert sun. It lies 25.2 miles southwest of Rosedale, CA (from Rosedale, CA: bearing 227°T), and is situated 1.1 miles west-southwest of Taft. The landscape surrounding Taft Heights is characterized by dry, scrub-dusted plains and the rugged, sun-bleached contours of Twentyone Canyon, which carves a deep, shadow-filled crease into the terrain just a few miles away. While the distant, snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada remain merely a faint, ethereal suggestion on the horizon, the immediate ground is dominated by the rhythmic hum of oil-field machinery and the scent of sagebrush carried on a dry, restless wind. Sandy Creek meanders through the arid expanse nearby, its bed often reflecting the pale, dusty hues of a land that measures its seasons by the intensity of the heat rather than the turn of the leaves.
Economic life in Taft Heights remains tethered to the deep, subterranean pulse of the petroleum industry, a legacy that has shaped the town’s architecture and its rugged, utilitarian character since the early days of extraction. The residents find a rare, quiet respite at the Taft Community Center and Skate Park, where the concrete bowls offer a modern contrast to the ancient, weathered geology of the region. Life here moves with a deliberate, tempered pace, far removed from the frantic energy of metropolitan centers, favoring the slow accumulation of days under a vast, cloudless sky. Even in the heat of midday, there is a distinct beauty in how the light catches the metallic glint of pumps against the muted, ochre-colored earth, revealing a place that remains stubbornly, authentically itself amidst the vastness of the interior.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Taft Community Center and Skate Park (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 022° N
- Civic Center Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 075° E
- Jameson #17 (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 094° E
- Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 096° E
- Oil Patch Fire House (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 096° E
- Ford City Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 028° NE
- Franklin Field (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 051° NE
- Lokern-Buena Vista Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.2 mi, 349° N
- Carrizo Plain National Monument (National Monument) — 4.4 mi, 206° SW · 247k acres
- Lakeview Gusher #1 (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 127° SE
- Carrizo Plains Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 265° W
- Szent András-törésvonal (San Andreas) (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 261° W
- Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.7 mi, 172° S · 30k acres
- Caliente Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 15.0 mi, 245° SW · 18k acres
- Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 16.2 mi, 176° S · 1.8M acres
- Wallace Creek (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 295° NW
- Chumash Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.6 mi, 157° SE · 38k acres
- Soda Lake Overlook (Viewpoint) — 25.6 mi, 287° W
- San Rafael Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.2 mi, 212° SW · 191k acres
- Shafter Ford Theater (Theatre) — 27.9 mi, 025° NE
- Depot Museum (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 023° NE
- Valley Plaza Stadium (Cinema) — 28.2 mi, 060° NE
- Kern County World War II Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 29.7 mi, 056° NE
- San Emigdio Plantation (Nature Reserve) — 29.8 mi, 133° SE
- Bakersfield Civic Auditorium (Theatre) — 30.7 mi, 058° NE
- Sisquoc Condor Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 30.9 mi, 209° SW
- Father Francisco Garces (Public Artwork) — 31.0 mi, 056° NE
- Kern County Museum and Pioneer Village (Museum) — 31.2 mi, 055° NE
- Kern County Museum Historical Reference Library (Museum) — 31.2 mi, 055° NE
- Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 34.1 mi, 056° NE
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About This Taft Heights Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Taft Heights, California. Coordinates: 35.13469, -119.47262. 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 Taft Heights includes the ZIP code (93268), telephone area code (661), county seat of Kern County (Bakersfield), and school district assignment (Taft City 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. |
