Delano is a city in Kern County, California, United States. Delano is located 31 miles north-northwest of Bakersfield at an elevation of 315 feet. The population was 51,428 in 2020, down from 53,041 in 2010. It is Kern County's second-largest city after Bakersfield. Agriculture is Delano's major industry. The area is particularly well known as a center for the growing of table grapes. Delano is also home to two California state prisons, North Kern State Prison and Kern Valley State Prison. The Voice of America once operated one of its largest, most powerful shortwave broadcast facilities at a station outside Delano at 35°45′15″N 119°17′7″W. The Voice of America ceased broadcasts in October 2007, citing a changing political mission, reduced budgets, and changes in technology. Delano's two school districts currently operate eight elementary schools, three middle schools, three comprehensive high schools and two alternative high schools.

County: Kern
Founded: 1873
Incorporated: April 13, 1915
Named for: Columbus Delano
City Council: Mayor Joe L. Alindajao, Esq, Mayor Pro Tem Salvador Solorio-Ruiz, Liz Morris, Veronica Vasquez, Mario Nunez
Water: 0.35%
Population (2020): 51,428
Time zone: PST (UTC-8)
Summer (DST): PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes: 93215, 93216
Area code(s): 661
FIPS code: 06-18394
GNIS feature IDs: 1652697, 2410317
Official Website: http://www.cityofdelano.org
Wikidata description: city in California
Wikidata id: Q775868
Wikidata label: Delano
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