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Inyo County

Independence

Independence is an unincorporated census-designated place in and the county seat of . Independence is located 41 miles south-southeast of , at an elevation of 3930 feet.
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  • Type: Village with 669 residents
  • Description: county seat of Inyo County, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Independence, CA”, “Independence, California”, “Little Pine”, “Putnam’s”, and “Putnams”
  • Postal code: 93526

Places of Interest

Highlights include Independence Airport and Inyo County Courthouse.

Aerodrome
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is a public located one mile north of Independence, serving , United States. It has two runways and is mostly used for general aviation.

Courthouse
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The , on N. Edwards St. in Independence, California, was designed by architect William H. Weeks in Classical Revival style, and was built in 1922.

Museum
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The is a history and heritage museum in Independence, California. It was founded in 1928 and showcases the history of the region of Eastern California. It is operated by .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Owens Valley.

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is a valley in the region of . It spans portions of and .

Independence

Latitude
36.8025° or 36° 48′ 9″ north
Longitude
-118.1997° or 118° 11′ 59″ west
Population
669
Elevation
3,930 feet (1,198 metres)
Open location code
8583RR32+24
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150963645
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5359128
Wiki­data ID
Q1020678
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Volapük—“Independence” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “İndependens”
  • Basque: “Independence”
  • Bulgarian: “Индипендънс”
  • Catalan: “Independence”
  • Cebuano: “Independence”
  • Chechen: “Индепенденс”
  • Chinese: “Independence”
  • Chinese: “独立城”
  • Croatian: “Independence”
  • Dutch: “Independence”
  • Esperanto: “Independence”
  • Finnish: “Independence”
  • French: “Independence”
  • German: “Independence”
  • Gilaki: “ایندیپندنس”
  • Hungarian: “Independence”
  • Irish: “Independence”
  • Italian: “Independence”
  • Japanese: “インディペンデンス”
  • Japanese: “インデペンデンス”
  • Ladin: “Independence”
  • Malagasy: “Independence, Kalifornia”
  • Malagasy: “Independence”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Independence”
  • Navajo: “Ńdíshchííʼ Yázhí Bikooh”
  • Newari: “इन्डिपेन्डेन्स, क्यालिफोर्निया”
  • Newari: “इन्डिपेन्डेन्स”
  • Pampanga: “Independence, California”
  • Pampanga: “Independence”
  • Persian: “ایندیپندنس، کالیفرنیا”
  • Persian: “ایندیپندنس”
  • Polish: “Independence”
  • Portuguese: “Independence”
  • Russian: “Индепенденс”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Independence”
  • Serbian: “Индепенденс”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Independence, California”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Independence”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ایندیپندنس، کالیفورنیا”
  • Spanish: “Independence (California)”
  • Spanish: “Independence”
  • Swedish: “Independence, Kalifornien”
  • Swedish: “Independence”
  • Tatar: “Индепенденс”
  • Turkish: “Independence”
  • Ukrainian: “Індепенденс”
  • Urdu: “انڈیپینڈینس، کیلیفورنیا”
  • Volapük: “Independence”

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