Oildale, CA
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Local News
Local News — Oildale
- 68-year-old man in motorized wheelchair killed in North Chester Avenue hit-and-run — KBAK
- KCSO Homicide Unit investigating death of Oildale woman who said she was set on fire — 23ABC News Bakersfield
- Oildale Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution — IQAir
- 14-year-old girl killed after being struck by vehicle while riding e-scooter identified — KBAK
- Woman who said she was set on fire at Oildale homeless encampment dies months after suffering severe burns — 23ABC News Bakersfield
Official Local Resources
Kern County · ca.gov · California Department of Motor Vehicles
Oildale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Oildale is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northwest of downtown Bakersfield, at an elevation of 469 feet (143 m). The population was 32,684 at the 2010 census, up from 27,885 at the 2000 census. In the 2020 census, Oildale’s population was 35,520. It is an unincorporated suburban town just north of Bakersfield across the Kern River, west of the Kern River Oil Field, and east of Highway 99.