Ridgecrest HeightsCA
A town of 370.
Is Ridgecrest Heights a good place to live?
Ridgecrest Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
370 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Ridgecrest Heights: who provides what
Ridgecrest Heights 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ridgecrest Heights.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Ridgecrest Heights, mostly earthquakes
Of the losses FEMA expects in Ridgecrest Heights, 49% come from earthquakes and 41% from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Ridgecrest Heights sits above just over four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ridgecrest Heights stands out in California and nationally, with the average trip to work shorter than most
Just over a tenth of Ridgecrest Heights residents live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 21 miles. The top destinations are Ridgecrest (46%), Los Angeles (5%) and Searles Valley (5%).
| Ridgecrest Heights | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ridgecrest Heights: mild winters and hot summers
The peak summer temperature for Ridgecrest Heights comes to 103°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Ridgecrest Heights is
Among adults in Ridgecrest Heights, 28% get no exercise outside work, above both the California town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). This California town does better than the California average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13. For adults here, the share who report frequent physical distress is 17%.
| Ridgecrest Heights | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Ridgecrest Heights | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults lacking emotional support | 24.8% | 28.6% |
| Fewer lonely adults | 32.5% | 37.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Death Valley National Park and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ridgecrest Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi National ParkDeath Valley National Park1.3M visitors a year
19 mi Park & preserveTrona Pinnacles
23 mi State parkRed Rock Canyon State Park
16 mi Park & preserveBurro Schmidt Tunnel
3 mi MuseumMaturango Museum
5 mi MuseumNaval Museum of Armament & TechnologyPhoto credits
Death Valley National Park: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Trona Pinnacles: Doug Dolde at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Red Rock Canyon State Park: Jean trans h+, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Burro Schmidt Tunnel: Kurtis2014, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maturango Museum: Qfl247 (talk) (Transferred by Citypeek/Original uploaded by Qfl247), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: U.S. Navy photo by Geoffrey Patrick., Public domain
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Everything we know about Ridgecrest Heights
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ridgecrest Heights
College town 15 of every 100 Ridgecrest Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Ridgecrest Heights for work
Where Ridgecrest Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ridgecrest Heights
Census-designated place in Kern County, California, U.S.
Ridgecrest Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Kern County, California, United States, bordered in the north and east by Ridgecrest. The population of Ridgecrest Heights was 380 in the 2020 census.
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Questions about Ridgecrest Heights
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Is Ridgecrest Heights, CA a good place to live?
Ridgecrest Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.