East Bakersfield is a large unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Kern County

Kern County, California

Spreading across the southern end of the California Central Valley, Kern County is the fifth-largest county by population in California. Its economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction, and there is a strong aviation and space presence. Politically, it has generally...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. It lies at an elevation of 495 feet (151 m). It lies to the east and south of the city of Bakersfield

Bakersfield, California

Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....

, and lies among rolling hills. East Bakersfield's population is approximately 55,000, and has large Hispanic

Hispanic and Latino Americans

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 and African American

African American

African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...

 populations. The major school districts in East Bakersfield are the Bakersfield City School District

Bakersfield City School District

Bakersfield City School District is a Pre-Kindergarten - 8th grade public school district in Bakersfield, California. The district has 43 schools, and serves the city of Bakersfield.-External Links:*...

 and the Kern Union High School District. East Bakersfield has four high schools, Highland High School (Bakersfield, California)

Highland High School (Bakersfield, California)

Highland provides technology-based instruction across the curriculum. Highland just completed its sixth year of a full six year term of accreditation and will be visited this year. Advanced Placement and Honors classes are offered for juniors and seniors in English, calculus, statistics, math...

, East Bakersfield High School

East Bakersfield High School

East Bakersfield High School is a public high school located in Bakersfield, California.-History:East Bakersfield High School was built in 1938 and is the second oldest high school in Bakersfield....

 Foothill High School

Foothill High School (Bakersfield, California)

Their Speech and Debate team won the State Championship in 2004. In 2003, Foothill had the league record of sending 7 students to the National Championships...

, and Mira Monte High School

Mira Monte High School

Mira Monte is a high school located at 1800 South Fairfax Road in southeast Bakersfield, California. It opened for the school year of 2008-2009...

. The ZIP Code is 93307, and the community is inside area code 661

Area code 661

North American area code 661 covers the majority of California's Kern County, as well as part of Los Angeles County, Santa Barbara County, and Tulare County...

.