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Type an address or drop in coordinates. You get the site's coordinates in NAD83 and NAD27, ground elevation, county and districts, which FM zone and side of the Mississippi it's on, and how close it is to the Canadian and Mexican borders.
Location
| NAD83 | 35° 37′ 19.8″ N 117° 40′ 16.2″ W35.622167, -117.671167 |
|---|---|
| NAD27 | 35° 37′ 20.0″ N 117° 40′ 13.0″ WNOAA NADCON 5 |
| UTM (NAD27) | UTM Zone 11: 3,942,054.7 m N, 439,301.4 m E |
| Ground elevation | 698.0 m (2,290 ft) AMSLFCC terrain service, USGS 1 arc-second data |
Census geography
| State | CaliforniaGEOID 06 |
|---|---|
| County | Kern CountyGEOID 06029 |
| Place | Ridgecrest cityGEOID 0660704 |
| County subdivision | East Kern CCDGEOID 0602990800 |
| Urban area | Ridgecrest, CA Urban AreaGEOID 74827 |
| Census tract | Census Tract 54.08GEOID 06029005408 |
| Census block | Block 4000GEOID 060290054084000 |
| Congressional district | Congressional District 20GEOID 0620 · 120th Congressional Districts |
| State senate district | State Senate District 12GEOID 06012 · 2026 State Legislative Districts - Upper |
| State house district | Assembly District 32GEOID 06032 · 2026 State Legislative Districts - Lower |
| 2020 block population | 33 |
| FCC market areas | CMA097, BEA160, MTA002, BTA028, PEA002FCC Area API: Cellular Market Area, Economic Area, Major and Basic Trading Areas, Partial Economic Area |
FCC rule zones
| FM zone (§73.205) | California south of the 40th parallel — Zone I-A (§73.205(b)) |
|---|---|
| Mississippi River | Zone I-AFM translators here use the §74.1235(b)(1) table (Zone I-A) |
| Mexican border | 347 km (216 mi) |
| Canadian border | 1,487 km (924 mi) |
More than 320 km from both borders: no international FM coordination limits apply here (§73.207(b), §74.1235(d)).
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Where this comes from
- Address matching, coordinates and census geography: the U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder. Block population and FCC market areas: the FCC Area API. Ground elevation: the FCC terrain service. NAD27 and UTM: NOAA's National Geodetic Survey (NADCON 5).
- FM zones follow §73.205; K and W call letters follow the Mississippi River (§73.3550(e)), as do the FM translator power tables (§74.1235(b)). Within 320 km of Canada or Mexico, FM stations follow the international agreements (§73.207(b)), and translators and boosters have their own limits (§74.1235(d)).
- Zone lines, the river and the borders are drawn from public map data and generalized, so sites close to a line are flagged to confirm.
For planning. Not a product of the Census Bureau, the FCC or NOAA.