Taft, California

About Taft

Taft is a close-knit town in southern California counting 6,988 people who proudly call it home.

Taft holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 15.27 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 458 residents per square mile.

📰 Taft News Today

• ‘We’re very conscious of the notion that data centers are in the public eye’: CRC proposes data center outside of Taft KGET.com · Jun 16
• MARGARET ANN COKER | Obituaries taftmidwaydriller.com · Jul 30
• Pierce Fire forces evacuations west of North Tenth Street in the Taft area turnto23.com · Jun 23
• Two adults injured in reported shooting in Taft KBAK · May 22
• Taft Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Taft Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Taft — but the California one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 6,988.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🏫 Schools in Taft

• Buena Vista High (Continuation)
• Conley Elementary
• Jefferson Elementary
• Lincoln Junior High
• Parkview Elementary
• Roosevelt Elementary
• Taft Primary
• Taft Union High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🗺️ Map of Taft

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