Map of Bakersfield, United States

Bakersfield is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 373,640. It lies at 35.3733°N, 119.0187°W, about 123 m above sea level. Bakersfield is about 3,709 km (2,305 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Delano, 49 km to the northwest.

Bakersfield at a glance

Where is Bakersfield?

• The 9th largest city in California on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 46 min on the shortest day to 14 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bakersfield

• Delano — 49 km northwest
• Porterville — 77 km north
• Tulare — 97 km north
• Visalia — 109 km north
• Valencia — 110 km south
• Lancaster — 110 km southeast
• Santa Clarita — 117 km south
• Hanford — 120 km northwest
• Palmdale — 121 km southeast
• Moorpark — 122 km south

Largest cities in California

• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• San Diego — 1,404,452
• San Jose — 997,368
• San Francisco — 827,526
• Fresno — 542,107
• Sacramento — 524,943
• Long Beach — 474,140
• Oakland — 419,267
• Anaheim — 350,742
• Riverside — 317,261

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.