Goodmanville

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Goodmanville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California. Goodmanville is within the Bakersfield's census county division, and is across the Alfred Harrell Highway from the city of Bakersfield. Its population was 121 at the 2020 census.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Goodmanville, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Merle Haggard

American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016)

Pam Muñoz Ryan

American writer

Kelli Garner

American actress

Jonathan Davis

American singer

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Nikki Blue

American basketball player (born 1984)

Reginald Arvizu

American bassist

Robert Beltran

American actor

David Benoit

American jazz pianist, composer and producer (born 1953)

Joanne Linville

American actress (1928–2021)

Sigrid Valdis

American actress (1935–2007)

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Félix Enríquez Alcalá

American film and television director

Erik Paulsen

American politician (born 1965)

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Marc Davis

American artist and animator (1913-2000)

J. R. Sakuragi

basketball player, coach

Larsen Jensen

American swimmer

Steve Purdy

American-Salvadoran soccer player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

• Potomac Park
  4.7 mi away
• Oildale
  4.9 mi away
• Cottonwood
  6.2 mi away · pop. 3,107
• Casa Loma
  6.7 mi away
• Old Stine
  8.1 mi away
• Olde Stockdale
  9.5 mi away
• Lamont
  11.4 mi away · pop. 13,164
• Pumpkin Center
  12.4 mi away
• Old River
  14.4 mi away
• Lakeside
  15.5 mi away · pop. 807
• Arvin
  17.4 mi away · pop. 19,539
• Mexican Colony
  18.5 mi away · pop. 148

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire BUZZARD, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 37 mi
• Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 45 mi
• Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 60 mi
• Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-19 · 81 mi
• Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 142 mi
• Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 152 mi
• Wildfire Timber, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 165 mi
• Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 211 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

Seen 2026-10-01

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Seen 2026-09-30

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Seen 2026-09-30

Mediterranean Mantis

Iris oratoria

Seen 2026-09-28

Common Side-blotched Lizard

Uta stansburiana

Seen 2026-09-27

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-27

Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Seen 2026-09-27

Decollate Snail

Rumina decollata

Seen 2026-09-26

Kit Fox

Vulpes macrotis

Seen 2026-09-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).