Ridgecrest Heights, California

About Ridgecrest Heights

Ridgecrest Heights is a small unincorporated community in eastern California.

Ridgecrest Heights holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.6 square miles.

📰 Ridgecrest Heights News Today

• Ridgecrest Heights, California Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 18
• BLM seeks public input on proposed water pipeline project in Kern County Bureau of Land Management (.gov) · Oct 4
• Ridgecrest, California Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 16
• SJV WATER: Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority initiates funding process for 50-mile pipeline to import water Maven's Notebook · Nov 19
• Inyokern, California Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 15

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What Makes Ridgecrest Heights Unique

• The only place in America named Ridgecrest Heights — 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 eastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ridgecrest Heights

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