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Weedpatch, CA

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Population
2,685
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Elevation
380 ft
Median Home Value
$137,100
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$915/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$22,044
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
General Quality
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About Weedpatch

Tucked about ten miles southeast of Bakersfield, Weedpatch is a quiet agricultural community in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Home to around 2,200 people, the town sits along Highway 184 just south of Lamont. Daily life centers around the surrounding farm country, with expansive fields and orchards stretching in every direction. For shopping, dining, and daily errands, residents make the short drive into Lamont or head into Bakersfield for big-city conveniences.

Welcome sign for Weedpatch and Lamont, California, 2012

Weedpatch is widely known for its place in American history as the home of the historic Weedpatch Camp, built during the 1930s for Dust Bowl migrant families and featured in John Steinbeck's *The Grapes of Wrath*. Today, several of the camp's original buildings are preserved as historic landmarks. For anyone looking at moving to the area, Weedpatch offers affordable, small-town living with a relaxed rural pace and deep roots in California agriculture.

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Lower FEMA County Hurricane Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingBright SkiesA+99.7rating

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