Rosedale

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Rosedale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. The population was 18,639 at the 2020 census, up from 14,058 at the 2010 census. Formerly a country town 10 miles (16 km) west of Bakersfield, it is now surrounded by suburban housing and currently has the highest household income in Kern County, according to Census estimates.

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.

Current forecast

Forecast for Rosedale, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

James "Munky" Shaffer

American guitarist (born 1970)

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

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Rosedale

Report on proposed Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District, Kern County

California. Dept. of Water Resources. · 1959

Rosedale's Nurseries, 1947

Monrovia Nursery Co · 1947

1945 Rosedale's Monrovia Nurseries

Monrovia Nursery Co · 1945

Labor management for seasonal farm workers

Donald Rosedale · 1974

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire BUZZARD, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 37 mi
• Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 45 mi
• Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 46 mi
• Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-19 · 85 mi
• Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 129 mi
• Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 152 mi
• Wildfire Timber, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 152 mi
• Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 207 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Seen 2026-10-01

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

Seen 2026-10-01

Tropical House Cricket

Gryllodes sigillatus

Seen 2026-09-30

Arizona Mantis

Stagmomantis limbata

Seen 2026-09-30

Symplecta pilipes

Symplecta pilipes

Seen 2026-09-29

Argentine Ant

Linepithema humile

Seen 2026-09-28

Four-spurred Assassin Bug

Zelus tetracanthus

Seen 2026-09-28

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

Seen 2026-09-28

Fiery Skipper

Hylephila phyleus

Seen 2026-09-28

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