California · Census place 0644826

McFarland, California

McFarland is a city in Kern County, California with an estimated 14,365 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 329th largest of 468 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
14,365
#329 of 468 in California
Change since 2020
+1.3%
+190 people
Land area
6.3 sq mi
Density
2,266 / sq mi
State median 3,725
Orange pin: McFarland. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Sacramento.

McFarland population, 2020 to 2024

McFarland added 190 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.3%. In the latest year it moved by +182. Among 429 California places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 114th; the median place changed by -1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in California has 37,056 people, so McFarland is 39% of it.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 14,235. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

McFarland covers 6.34 square miles of land, for 2,266 people per square mile of land. The median California place of 5,000+ has 3,725, so McFarland is less dense than the typical town.

What county McFarland is in

All of McFarland's residents live in Kern County, which had 922,529 residents in 2024. McFarland holds 1.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in McFarland

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps McFarland by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 93250. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where McFarland is

The Census internal point of McFarland is at 35.667300, -119.230700. Sacramento, the capital, is 236.5 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Delano, CA (53,198 people), 7.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Bakersfield, CA, 24.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
35.667300, -119.230700
DMS
35°40'2.28"N 119°13'50.52"W
UTM
11N 298094.8E 3949340.6N
Geohash
9q74yv4c5
Plus code
8572MQ89+WP

Daylight in McFarland

At 35.67° N, McFarland gets about 14 h 35 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 45 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 50 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near McFarland

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in California, measured between internal points. The closest is Delano, 7.1 miles away, with 53,198 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of McFarland, CA?

14,365 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 190 (1.3%) from 14,175 in July 2020.

What county is McFarland in?

Kern County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover McFarland?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 93250.

How far is McFarland from Sacramento?

236.5 miles (380.7 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from McFarland.

What is the nearest larger city to McFarland?

Delano, CA, with 53,198 residents, 7.1 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.