Fuller AcresCA
It is a town of 619 residents in California.
Is Fuller Acres a good place to live?
28% of residents live below the poverty line in Fuller Acres, above both California’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 848 in California we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Fuller Acres. Fuller Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fuller Acres.
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Fuller Acres’ workers commute out
Fuller Acres’ average trip to work stands at 22 minutes. Since 2013, Fuller Acres has added 75 jobs, to 187 in 2023. The top destinations are Bakersfield (29%), Los Angeles (4%) and Shafter (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fuller Acres faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Fuller Acres’ natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 71 of 100. FEMA puts 63% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 28% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Fuller Acres
In Fuller Acres, the typical July afternoon high is 100°F. July afternoons reach 100°, January nights drop to 40° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults say their health is fair or poor in Fuller Acres than in most of California or the rest of the country
Among adults in Fuller Acres, 42% sleep under 7 hours. Only 10 of the 848 California towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Fuller Acres. Against the California average, Fuller Acres comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 24.
| Fuller Acres | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 22% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Fuller Acres | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 26.8% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Fuller Acres
Dignity Health Arena and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fuller Acres. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Stadium & arenaDignity Health Arena
30 mi MuseumFort Tejon
20 mi National MonumentCésar E. Chávez National Monument31K visitors a year9 mi Zoo & aquariumCalifornia Living Museum
9 mi MuseumKern County Museum85K visitors a year
7 mi MuseumBakersfield Museum of ArtPhoto credits
Dignity Health Arena: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Fort Tejon: Yellowute at English Wikipedia, Public domain · César E. Chávez National Monument: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Kern County Museum: (WT-de) Mistoffeles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bakersfield Museum of Art: Skyman9999. Skyman9999, CC0
Moving to Fuller Acres: who provides what
Fuller Acres is unincorporated, so Kern County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Fuller Acres for work
Where Fuller Acres’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Fuller Acres
About 3 of every 100 Fuller Acres residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Fuller Acres
Census-designated place in California, United States
Fuller Acres (formerly, Hilltop) is a census-designated place in Kern County, California. It is located 7.25 miles (12 km) southeast of downtown Bakersfield, at an elevation of 420 feet (128.02 m). The population was 917 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 420 ft
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