Ridgecrest Heights

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

Overview

Ridgecrest Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Kern County, California, United States, bordered in the north and east by Ridgecrest. The population of Ridgecrest Heights was 380 in the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

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

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for Ridgecrest Heights, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

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

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

J

Jennifer O'Dell

American actress (1974-)

J. D. Martin

American baseball player

J

Jerome Davis

track and field athlete

Brett Battles

American writer

Dante

American comedian

M

Mark Teppo

American writer

Steve Hinton

American air racer

J

Jason Monks

American congressman in Idaho

J

Joe Stone

American musician

K

Kimberly Fulton Orozco

Haida and Mexican-American artist

C

Carl R. Brune

researcher, ORCID = 0000-0003-3696-3311

L

Lorie Fowlke

American politician

Mark Hoppus

American musician and record producer

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

Nearby places in California

• China Lake Acres
  4.4 mi away
• Inyokern
  7.4 mi away
• Pearsonville
  18.1 mi away
• Homewood Canyon
  26.7 mi away
• Kennedy Meadows
  36.1 mi away
• North Edwards
  38.8 mi away · pop. 903
• Mountain Mesa
  39.4 mi away
• Boron
  40.3 mi away · pop. 2,698
• Kernville
  42.1 mi away · pop. 857
• Bodfish
  44 mi away
• Darwin
  46.5 mi away
• Alta Sierra
  48 mi away

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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 · 84 mi
• Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 85 mi
• Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-19 · 99 mi
• Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 130 mi
• Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 172 mi
• Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 209 mi
• Wildfire Timber, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 229 mi
• Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 243 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Egyptian Bird Grasshopper

Anacridium aegyptium

Seen 2026-09-25

Mediterranean Mantis

Iris oratoria

Seen 2026-09-24

American Cockroach

Periplaneta americana

Seen 2026-09-22

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2026-09-22

Arachnis citra

Arachnis citra

Seen 2026-09-22

Wandering Glider

Pantala flavescens

Seen 2026-09-13

Brochymena sulcata

Brochymena sulcata

Seen 2026-09-11

White-faced Ibis

Plegadis chihi

Seen 2026-09-10

Figeater Beetle

Cotinis mutabilis

Seen 2026-09-04

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