Caliente is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 22 miles east-southeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 1,312 feet.Caliente has a population of 1,019. Telephone numbers in Caliente follow the format 867-xxxx and the ZIP Code is 93518. It is located south of a small community named Walker Basin in the same telephone exchange area.

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