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West Bishop, California
CDP
About West Bishop
West Bishop, CA is a small unincorporated community located in eastern California.
West Bishop holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 8.76 square miles.
📰 West Bishop News Today
- West Bishop Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Sunday evening fire in West Bishop destroys home, vehicle, kills dog Mammoth Times · Jul 2
- Woman decapitated by a garbage truck near elementary school in Orange County latimes.com · Nov 20
- West Bishop, California Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 17
- West Bishop, CA Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 9
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes West Bishop Unique
- The only place in America named West Bishop — 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 6 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in West Bishop
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in West Bishop
- Cardinal Cafe — american
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateCalifornia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area8.76 sq mi
Coordinates37.3628, -118.4750