Frazier Park / Lebec

Situated in extreme southern Kern County, the unincorporated Mountain Communities region of Frazier Park, Lebec, Lake of the Woods, Pinion Pines and Pine Mountain Club serves as a vacation spot for Southern California and San Joaquin Valley residents and home to a diverse population of 4,466. An attractive location for light manufacturing, the area maintains a small-town sensibility yet offers easy access to the major transportation artery provided by nearby Interstate 5. Proximity to major outdoor attractions (Los Padres National Forest, Hungry Valley State Vehicle Recreation Area) and easy access to Bakersfield and the Los Angeles basin not only create a wealth of opportunities for tourism-related businesses but provide a quality-of-life incentive for potential employees.

Kern River Valley

The Kern River Valley (KRV) and its 15,000 residents form the heart of California's Southern Sierra Nevada. This world class, outdoor recreation paradise is home to Isabella Lake and features still affordable, service-oriented communities around  its shores including Alta Sierra, Bodfish, Kernville, Lake Isabella, Mountain Mesa, Onyx, South Lake, Squirrel Valley, Weldon, and Wofford Heights.

Lake Isabella/Bodfish is the Kern River Valley's recognized commercial retail center. Kernville, with its tasteful, western-themed architecture, is the tourism/visitor center. Increased high-end Internet connectivity is attracting non-polluting, high-tech based businesses, fully complementing the 500+ service businesses and light industries already found in the KRV. The presence of the Kern Valley Hospital is recognized as a key to the health of a vibrant KRV.

The Kern River Valley is the eastern and southern gateway to the Sequoia National Forest and its 327,769-acre Giant Sequoia National Monument. It is home to two National Wild & Scenic Rivers. Some of the widely recognized world class outdoor recreational offerings centered in the KRV are birding, hiking, kayaking (Olympic training area), rock climbing, and whitewater rafting (40,000 customers per year). Among recreational amenities of national, state, or regional renown are cross-country skiing, fishing (lake, river, blue ribbon wild trout, wilderness), getaway weekends, water skiing, and windsurfing.

Kern County residents are increasingly recognizing that nature’s playground is right here in their own backyard … in the Kern River Valley … benefiting the County’s economy by keeping money earned locally in Kern County.           

Lamont

Since 2000, Lamont has experienced population growth of over 11%.  Lamont is home to approximately 14,759 residents.  From this large growth, Lamont enjoys a significant available workforce.  The median age in this community is relatively low compared many other similar towns throughout California and the nation.  Because of its close proximity to Bakersfield (11 miles) and Los Angeles (89 miles), Lamont is centrally located as a commercial resource for many large companies.  For example, Grimmway Farms, the world's largest carrot producer, is located on the outskirts of Lamont.  Of course, many small businesses also call Lamont home.  Lamont's cost-of-living is low relative to the rest of the state.  Lamont possesses a large immigrant community from various states in Mexico that serves as the cornerstone of its population and workforce.  As an unincorporated community within the County of Kern, Lamont receives administrative and fiscal oversight by the County itself.

Mojave

Mojave is an unincorporated community of 3,836, governed by the business-friendly Kern County Board of Supervisors.  From its origin as a railroad construction camp in 1876, Mojave has emerged as the hub of Kern County aerospace activity.  Nearby Edwards Air Force Base is a key employer while the facilities at Mojave Spaceport (location of the first private spaceflight, the launch of SpaceShipOne, on June 21, 2004) include the civilian National Test Pilot School and Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites.  The nearby Tehachapi Pass is a reliable source of renewable energy and is one of the world's largest wind energy areas.  The community is strategically situated at the crossroads of transportation, served by two state highways (SR 14 and SR 58) and the confluence of the Union Pacific and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Rail Systems.  Mojave Spaceport's 12,000-foot runway is capable of handling heavy commercial aircraft including a fully-loaded 747.

Rosamond

Officially established in 1877, Rosamond was named after the daughter of an official of the Southern Pacific Railroad and is often referred to as the Gateway to Edwards Air Force Base. Rosamond is home to approximately 15,000 residents and is a family based community with that small town feeling, neighborhood parks, schools and local shopping. 

Visitors to Rosamond can watch racing at the Willow Springs International Raceway, visit the Exotic Feline Compound, see the old mining town of Tropico and eat soft-serve ice cream at one of the oldest established Fosters Freeze.

As a growing community, Rosamond provides opportunity for new home development, business opportunity and growth.  Conveniently located in the southeast corner of Kern County, residents of Rosamond have easy access to local mountains, beaches and cities for both work and play.  Mild high desert temperatures and clean air afford residents the ability to enjoy the outdoors all year-around.