Edwards, California

Edwards (formerly, Muroc and Wherry Housing) is an <a href="/facts/Unincorporated_area/q4EGarYy">unincorporated community</a> in <a href="/facts/Kern_County%2c_California/RCXbHVtK">Kern County</a>, <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a>.
It is located 16 miles (26 km) east-southeast of <a href="/facts/Mojave%2c_California/SSq8rvx0">Mojave</a>, about 22 miles (35 km) northeast of <a href="/facts/Lancaster%2c_California/cWkV0hVn">Lancaster</a>, 15 miles (24 km) east of <a href="/facts/Rosamond%2c_California/U4Q0wckB">Rosamond</a>, and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of <a href="/facts/California_City%2c_California/Kgz4LN2f">California City</a> at an elevation of 2,356 feet (718 m).
The area was originally a housing site for the air force base that surrounds it. The place name changed to Edwards in 1951 (after the base was renamed and a post office transferred from <a href="/facts/Muroc%2c_California/KMTSFlS1">Muroc</a> was established). It is part of the <a href="/facts/Edwards_Air_Force_Base/MwAW8n6a">Edwards Air Force Base</a> reservation.

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Edwards, California