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Low Water Pressure in Bakersfield, CA

Outside tap mounted on a house wall, the fixture closest to the incoming supply

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Bakersfield has 183,033 occupied homes across 22 ZIP codes, and the typical one was built in 1978. That year is the most useful single fact for working out why the water pressure is weak, because it predicts what the supply pipe is made of.

Bakersfield sits 7 years newer than the CA median of 1971. Of the 257 CA towns we route calls in, its housing is older than 33% of them, and by number of homes it ranks 3rd.

What 1978 tells you about the pipe in Bakersfield

Housing of this vintage generally means copper as the usual supply material, so corrosion narrowing the pipe is far less likely. In houses of this era a whole-house pressure drop points at the pressure-reducing valve, the main shut-off, or the supply side of the meter rather than at the pipe itself. More on 1970s supply pipe.

58% of occupied homes in Bakersfield are owner-occupied, 5 points below the CA figure of 63%. It matters here because the run between the meter and the house belongs to the property owner, not the utility.

Median household income across Bakersfield ZIP codes is $62,143, 41% below the CA median of $104,737.

Before calling anyone in Bakersfield, check whether every tap is weak or just one. Normal supply is 45–80 psi and under 40 psi is low — how to test it in a minute. Whole house is a supply problem worth a call; one tap is usually a five-minute job you can do yourself.

Build year and occupied homes by ZIP code in Bakersfield

ZIP	Typical build year	Occupied homes
93301	1972	5,730
93304	1965	15,599
93305	1963	11,224
93306	1978	22,238
93307	1982	23,128
93308	1977	20,073
93309	1976	22,286
93311	2001	16,778
93312	2001	18,382
93313	2000	16,615
93314	2005	10,980

Nearby towns we cover

Yorba Linda typical build 1983 · 5 years newer
Simi Valley typical build 1980 · same era
Arvin typical build 1990 · 12 years newer
Lamont typical build 1973 · 5 years older
Shafter typical build 1992 · 14 years newer
Wofford Heights typical build 1975 · 3 years older

Worth reading for a 1978-era home

ZIP codes we route in Bakersfield

93301
93302
93303
93304
93305
93306
93307
93308
93309
93311
93312
93313
93314
93380
93383
93384
93385
93386
93387
93388
93389
93390

Low water pressure help near me in Bakersfield

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