California
San Joaquin Valley
Kern County

Taft Heights

Taft Heights is a census-designated place in , , United States. Taft Heights is located 1 mile west-southwest of , at an elevation of 1,178 feet. The population was 1,999 at the 2020 census, up from 1,949 at the 2010 census.
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  • Type: Suburb with 1,950 residents
  • Description: census designated place in Kern County, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Boust City”, “Taft Heights, CA”, and “Taft Heights, California”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Taft Airport and Taft Union High School.

Aerodrome
, also known as Taft-Kern County Airport, is a public located one mile east of , serving , , . This general aviation airport covers 71 acres and has one runway. is situated 2 miles east of Taft Heights.

School
Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.
is located in in Kern County, California, in the United States. Taft High was founded in 1912. Taft is a small city of fewer than 10,000, and the school also serves the surrounding rural area, which in the early 21st century has a total population of about 20,000.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taft and Midoil.

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.
is a small community at the eastern foot of the Temblor mountains, in in the of . It is not much of a vacation destination although there are sites to see including the oil museum, a historic fort and the Carrizo Plains National Monument.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , . It is located 2 miles southeast of , at an elevation of 1,339 feet. is no longer a permanently populated place. is situated 3½ miles northwest of Taft Heights.

Locality
Photo: Jey0h, CC BY 3.0.
is a census-designated place in , , United States. is located 5 miles west-northwest of , at an elevation of 1,316 feet. is situated 5 miles northwest of Taft Heights.

Taft Heights

Latitude
35.13469° or 35° 8′ 5″ north
Longitude
-119.47262° or 119° 28′ 21″ west
Population
1,950
Elevation
1,178 feet (359 metres)
Open location code
85724GMG+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150934177
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
5400890
Wiki­data ID
Q473341
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Taft Heights” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تافت هايهتس”
  • Basque: “Taft Heights”
  • Catalan: “Taft Heights”
  • Cebuano: “Taft Heights”
  • Chechen: “Тафт-Гайтс”
  • Chinese: “Taft Heights”
  • Chinese: “塔夫脫高地”
  • Croatian: “Taft Heights”
  • Dutch: “Taft Heights”
  • French: “Taft Heights”
  • German: “Taft Heights”
  • Gilaki: “تافت هایتس”
  • Irish: “Taft Heights”
  • Italian: “Taft Heights”
  • Ladin: “Taft Heights”
  • Malagasy: “Taft Heights, Kalifornia”
  • Malagasy: “Taft Heights”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Taft Heights”
  • Newari: “टाफ्ट हाइट्स, क्यालिफोर्निया”
  • Newari: “टाफ्ट हाइट्स”
  • Persian: “تافت هایتس”
  • Polish: “Taft Heights”
  • Portuguese: “Taft Heights”
  • Serbian: “Тафт Хајтс”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Taft Heights, California”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Taft Heights”
  • South Azerbaijani: “تافت هایتس (کالیفورنیا)”
  • South Azerbaijani: “تافت هایتس”
  • Spanish: “Taft Heights”
  • Tatar: “Тафт-Гайтс”
  • Turkish: “Taft Heights”
  • Ukrainian: “Тафт-Гайтс”
  • Volapük: “Taft Heights”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South Taft and Spellacy.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and A Street Park.

Kern County: Must-Visit Destinations

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