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Hillcrest
CaliforniaCDP
Total population
10,511
Median home value
$272,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$46,285
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Heat Advisory · ModerateHeat Advisory issued October 1 at 9:30AM PDT until October 4 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Hanford CA
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Overview
Within California, United States, Hillcrest stands as a small census-designated community. Its coordinates of 35.379°, -118.958° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 10,511. Total area is recorded as a compact 3.6 km². Open solar datasets indicate about 2,047 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. At 2,920 people per km², the census-designated community shows a dense urban fabric. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Hillcrest, CA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Bakersfield HighHigh · Bakersfield · 3,004 students · 23.8:1 ratio
- Ridgeview HighHigh · Bakersfield · 2,688 students · 25.4:1 ratio
- Highland HighHigh · Bakersfield · 2,599 students · 25.2:1 ratio
- Golden Valley HighHigh · Bakersfield · 2,533 students · 24.1:1 ratio
- East Bakersfield HighHigh · Bakersfield · 2,421 students · 24.7:1 ratio
- Liberty HighHigh · Bakersfield · 2,358 students · 27.4:1 ratio
- Mira Monte HighHigh · Bakersfield · 2,293 students · 24.7:1 ratio
- North HighHigh · Bakersfield · 2,214 students · 23.8:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here





People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in California
- Potomac Park1.1 mi away
- Cottonwood2.8 mi away · pop. 3,107
- Casa Loma3.4 mi away
- Oildale5.4 mi away
- Old Stine5.5 mi away
- Olde Stockdale7.2 mi away
- Lamont8.2 mi away · pop. 13,164
- Pumpkin Center8.9 mi away
- Old River11.4 mi away
- Lakeside12.2 mi away · pop. 807
- Arvin14.6 mi away · pop. 19,539
- Mexican Colony18.6 mi away · pop. 148
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Hillcrest






Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire BUZZARD, Kern, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-05 · 33 mi
- Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-07 · 41 mi
- Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 59 mi
- Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-19 · 84 mi
- Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-26 · 143 mi
- Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-15 · 155 mi
- Wildfire Timber, Monterey, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 165 mi
- Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-03 · 214 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET