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Notable locations in Ridgecrest: North Gate (A), China Lake Golf Club (B), South Gate (C), Desert Empire Fairgrounds (D), Ridgecrest Branch Kern County Library (E), Ridgecrest City Hall (F), Kern County Administration Building (G), Maturango Museum (H), Fire Station Number 77 (I), Fire Station Number 74 (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Heritage Square Shopping Center (1), Ridgecrest Plaza Shopping Center (2), Tivoli Centre Shopping Center (3), Sierra Vista Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Ridgecrest include: Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (A), Grace Lutheran Church (B), Our Saviors Lutheran Church (C), United Church of Religious Science (D), Unity Church (E), Immanuel Southern Baptist Church (F), Victory Baptist Church (G), True Love Baptist Church (H), Truth Tabernacle (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Satellite Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Ridgecrest include: Stauffer Park (1), Hellmers Park (2), Kern County Regional Park (3), Pearson Park (4), Upjohn Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Ridgecrest Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Jornales Studio (Art Museums; 301 S China Lake Blvd # D) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
Hotels: Heritage Inn And Suites (1050 N. Norma) (1), Aloha Motel (706 Balsam St) (2), Best Western China Lake Inn (400 South China Lake Boulevard) (3), Budget Inn (831 North China Lake Bl) (4), Bevlen Haus Bed & Breakfast (809 North Sanders Street) (5). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Court: Kern County - Superior Court- East Kern Division- Ridgecrest (132 East Coso Avenue) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Ridgecrest and their reported violations in the past:
COSO JUNCTION RANCH STORE (Population served: 1000, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Other (AUG-11-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-11-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-11-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-14-2003), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-16-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2004)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ridgecrest that have no violations reported:
- PANAMINT SPRINGS RESORT (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  12.3% | | Whole state: |  14.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 6.3% |
Ridgecrest compared to California state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Ridgecrest (2007 data):
- Union Bank of California, National Association: Ridgecrest Branch at 144 North China Lake Boulevard, branch established on 1972-12-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $51,969.1 mil, Deposits: $43,916.7 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 340 total offices, Holding Company: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group, Inc.
- Bank of America, National Association: Ridgecrest Branch at 101 West Ridgecrest Boulevard, branch established on 1955-06-29. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Mojave Desert Bank, National Association: Ridgecrest Branch at 1450 North Norma, branch established on 1984-03-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $72.4 mil, Deposits: $64.8 mil, headquarters in Mojave, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices
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2004 Presidential Election results in Kern County California:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Streets and Highways |
14 | $43,358 | $37,164 | 1 | $918 |
| Financial Administration |
9 | $29,864 | $39,819 | 2 | $1,476 |
| Other Government Administration |
5 | $23,326 | $55,982 | 10 | $5,020 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
31 | $147,844 | $57,230 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
11 | $29,338 | $32,005 | 6 | $5,822 |
| Welfare |
1 | $3,062 | $36,744 | 8 | $5,650 |
| Sewerage |
6 | $18,296 | $36,592 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
13 | $36,800 | $33,969 | 20 | $12,462 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
6 | $23,410 | $46,820 | 1 | $828 |
| Transit |
10 | $20,934 | $25,121 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,128 | $25,536 | 15 | $1,506 |
| Totals for Government |
107 | $378,360 | $42,433 | 63 | $33,682 |
Ridgecrest government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,411,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,826,000
All Other: $291,000
Parks & Recreation: $273,000
Housing & Community Development: $4,000
- Construction - Central Staff Services: $1,845,000
Housing & Community Development: $568,000
Police Protection: $189,000
Parks & Recreation: $181,000
Sewerage: $126,000
Transit Utilities: $120,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,682,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,339,000
Financial Administration: $1,193,000
Central Staff Services: $1,169,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,011,000
Regular Highways: $756,000
Transit Utilities: $698,000
Sewerage: $534,000
Health Services - Other: $465,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $200,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $103,000
Parking Facilities: $82,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,000
General - Other: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $203,000
All Other: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $729,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $65,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $21,790,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $4,475,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $11,535,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $9,890,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,840,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $594,000
Interest Earnings: $570,000
Rents: $74,000
Property Sale Other: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $35,000
Regular Highways: $26,000
Parking Facilities: $18,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $16,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $12,955,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $43,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,929,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,510,000
General Support: $1,439,000
Highways: $613,000
Transit Utilities: $75,000
Health & Hospitals: $8,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $3,382,000
Property: $2,773,000
Other Selective Sales: $668,000
Public Utilities: $590,000
NEC: $331,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,150,000
5.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,274 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.81% | | California average: | 5.75% |
0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($659 average AGI)| Kern County: | 0.12% | | California average: | 0.21% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,551 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.94% | | California average: | 6.27% |
0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($736 average AGI)| Kern County: | 0.11% | | California average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Ridgecrest:
- KLOA (1240 AM; 1 kW; RIDGECREST, CA; Owner: ADELMAN COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- KWDJ (1360 AM; 1 kW; RIDGECREST, CA)
- KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
- KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
- KDIS (1110 AM; 50 kW; PASADENA, CA; Owner: ABC,INC.)
- KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KXTA (1150 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ridgecrest:
- KZIQ-FM (92.7 FM; RIDGECREST, CA; Owner: JAMES KNUDSEN & DONNA KNUDSEN)
- K218DU (90.9 FM; RIDGECREST, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KLOA-FM (104.9 FM; RIDGECREST, CA; Owner: ADELMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KRAJ (100.9 FM; JOHANNESBURG, CA; Owner: ADELMAN BROADCASTING INC.)
- KGBM (89.7 FM; RANDSBURG, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K266AH (101.1 FM; BENA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KTQX (90.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
- KSSI (102.7 FM; CHINA LAKE, CA; Owner: SOUND ENTERPRISES)
- K206CO (89.1 FM; RIDGECREST, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KCEL (106.9 FM; CALIFORNIA CITY, CA; Owner: KCEL RADIO, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Ridgecrest:
- KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
- K43AG (Channel 43; RIDGECREST, CA; Owner: KERN EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
- K02HY (Channel 2; RIDGECREST, ETC., CA; Owner: INDIAN WELLS VALLEY TV BOOSTER, INC.)
- K05FO (Channel 5; RIDGECREST, ETC., CA; Owner: INDIAN WELLS VALLEY TV BOOSTER, INC.)
- K07NH (Channel 7; RIDGECREST, ETC., CA; Owner: INDIAN WELLS VALLEY TV BOOSTER, INC.)
- K09MG (Channel 9; RIDGECREST, ETC., CA; Owner: INDIAN WELLS VALLEY TV BOOSTER, INC.)
- K11ML (Channel 11; RIDGECREST, ETC., CA; Owner: INDIAN WELLS VALLEY TV BOOSTER, INC.)
- K19CL (Channel 19; INYOKERN, CA; Owner: VICTOR A. GARCIA)
- K04HX (Channel 4; RIDGECREST, ETC., CA; Owner: INDIAN WELLS VALLEY TV BOOSTER, INC.)
- K13NF (Channel 13; RIDGECREST, ETC., CA; Owner: INDIAN WELLS VALLEY TV BOOSTER, INC.)
- K14AT (Channel 14; CHINA LAKE, ETC., CA; Owner: INDIAN WELLS VALLEY TV BOOSTER, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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