Map of Maricopa city, California

Maricopa is a city in Kern County, California. Maricopa is located 6.5 miles (10 km) south-southeast of Taft, at an elevation of 883 feet (269 m). The population was 1,154 at the 2010 census, up from 1,111 at the 2000 census. The Carrizo Plain is located to the northwest, and the enormous Midway-Sunset Oil Field, the third largest oil field in the United States, is adjacent on the north and east.

Maricopa city overview:
Name:	Maricopa city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Kern County
Incorporated:	July 25, 1911
Elevation:	883 ft (269 m)
Total Area:	1.50 sq mi (3.89 km²)
Land Area:	1.50 sq mi (3.89 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) 0%
Total Population:	1,154
Population Density:	793.61/sq mi (306.46/km²)
ZIP code:	93252
Area code:	661
FIPS code:	0645736
Website:	www.cityofmaricopa.org

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History

The first post office opened in 1901, and Maricopa incorporated in 1911. The city was named after the Maricopa Indians.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km), all of it land. Maricopa is in the extreme southwestern corner of the San Joaquin Valley, on the first rise of land into the foothills of the Coast Ranges, with the Temblor Range, following the San Andreas Fault, trending northwest of town, and the San Emigdio Mountains to the southeast. The climate of the area is hot and semi-arid, with summertime temperatures routinely exceeding 100 °F (38 °C). Freezes occur in the winter, with the mean period without freezes being about 275 days. About six inches of rain falls annually in Maricopa.