Weldon, California

About Weldon

Weldon is a small unincorporated community in eastern California.

Weldon holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 26.66 square miles.

📰 Weldon News Today

• Ariana Quezada to be Sworn in as Weldon Postmaster - California newsroom USPS · Apr 9
• Weldon Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• 2 dead after car slams into tree on Hwy. 178 in Weldon, passenger ID'd KBAK · Mar 31
• Arrest made in New Year's Eve road rage crash that left six-year-old dead KBAK · Mar 20
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Weldon, California 93283 The Weather Channel · Nov 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Weldon Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Weldon — but the California one has a character all its own.
• 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Weldon

• Bright Star Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kern River Preserve reviews ★
• South Fork Wildlife Area reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Weldon

• South Fork Elementary

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Weldon

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