Lone Pine, California
Lone Pine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States, located 16 mi (26 km) south-southeast of Independence at an elevation of 3,727 ft (1,136 m). The population was 2,035 at the 2010 census, up from 1,655 at the 2000 census. The town is located in the Owens Valley, near the Alabama Hills and Mount Whitney, between the eastern peaks of the Sierra Nevada to the west and the Inyo Mountains to the east. The local hospital, Southern Inyo Hospital, offers standby emergency services. The town is named after a solitary pine tree that once existed at the mouth of Lone Pine Canyon. On March 26, 1872, the very large Lone Pine earthquake destroyed most of the town and killed 27 of its 250 to 300 residents.
Lone Pine | |
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Location in Inyo County and the state of California | |
Lone Pine Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°36′22″N 118°03′46″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Inyo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.215 sq mi (49.766 km2) |
| • Land | 19.034 sq mi (49.298 km2) |
| • Water | 0.181 sq mi (0.468 km2) 0.94% |
| Elevation | 3,727 ft (1,136 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,035 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (41/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93545 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-42580 |
| GNIS feature ID | 277545 |
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