Fruitvale is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Bakersfield,[2] at an elevation of 397 feet (121 m).[1]

Fruitvale was founded in 1891.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fruitvale, Kern County, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1038. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.