East Bakersfield, California

About East Bakersfield

East Bakersfield, CA is a small unincorporated community located in southern California.

Officially, East Bakersfield is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.79 square miles.

📰 East Bakersfield News Today

• 1623 Tejon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93305 Realtor.com · Aug 18
• Three boys, 12 to 16, charged with murder in east Bakersfield shooting death bakersfieldnow.com · Aug 12
• East Bakersfield Varsity Football @ Ridgeview MaxPreps · Aug 16
• East Bakersfield to welcome In-N-Out Burger and Chick-fil-A as part of City Lights development 23ABC News Bakersfield · Jul 16
• 3 juveniles arrested in connection to deadly east Bakersfield shooting: Kern County Sheriff’s Office KGET.com · Aug 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes East Bakersfield Unique

• The only place in America named East Bakersfield — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in East Bakersfield

• Queen Pizza & Krispy Krunchy Chicken — chicken
• Sizzler — steak house
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Mariscos Uruapan — seafood
• Woolgrowers — basque

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in East Bakersfield

• Heritage Park reviews ★
• Martin Luther King Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of East Bakersfield

🏘️ Nearby Communities