Independence, California

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Independence, California is a small historic town in the Owens Valley of the eastern Sierra Nevada that serves as the administrative and cultural hub of Inyo County.

All labels observed (1)

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Independence, California canonical 6

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
county seat
unincorporated community
areaCode 442
760
areaLandKm2 12.40
areaLandSqMi 4.79
areaTotalKm2 12.40
areaTotalSqMi 4.79
areaWaterKm2 0.00
areaWaterSqMi 0.00
climateClassification cold desert climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Inyo County, California
surface form: Inyo County
elevationInFeet 3891
elevationInMeters 1186
FIPSCode 06-36310
foundedAs military camp
GNISFeatureID 1652714
hasFeature historic downtown district
hasHistoricSite Inyo County Courthouse
Mary Austin House
hasMuseum Eastern California Museum
hasNearbyAttraction Kearsarge Pass trailhead
Onion Valley
hasNearbyProtectedArea Inyo National Forest
Kings Canyon National Park
isAdministrativeCenterOf Inyo County, California
surface form: Inyo County
isCulturalCenterOf Inyo County, California
surface form: Inyo County
locatedIn Eastern Sierra
surface form: Eastern Sierra Nevada

Owens Valley
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
locatedNear Independence Creek
locatedNorthOf Lone Pine, California
locatedOnHighway U.S. Route 395 NERFINISHED
locatedSouthOf Bishop, California
namedFor Independence Day
nearMountainRange Inyo Mountains
Sierra Nevada
originalName Camp Independence
populationAsOf 2020
populationDensityPerSqMi 123.8
populationTotal 593
region eastern California
surface form: Eastern California
role county seat of Inyo County
settlementType census-designated place
state California, United States
surface form: California
timeZoneDST Pacific Time Zone
surface form: Pacific Daylight Time
ZIPCode 93526

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Inyo County, California countySeat Independence, California
Owens Valley contains Independence, California
Manzanar National Historic Site nearestCity Independence, California
Big Pine, California locatedNear Independence, California
Onion Valley trailhead near Independence, California
Inyo Mountains Wilderness nearestCity Independence, California