| Edison | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kern County |
| Coordinates: | 35.3475°N -118.8717°W |
| Elevation M: | 173 |
| Elevation Ft: | 568 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 93307[1] |
| Area Code: | 661 |
Edison (formerly, Wade) is an unincorporated community in the Tehachapi mountains of Kern County, California. It is located 7.5miles east-southeast of downtown Bakersfield, at an elevation of .
In 1902, the Edison Electric Company built a substation on the site. The Southern Pacific Railroad arrived at Wade in 1903, and changed the name to Edison. In 1928 oil was found nearby, and the Edison Oil Field gradually developed, peaking in the 1950s. The community is within the administrative boundaries of the oilfield, and active wells surround the town.[2] [3]
The Edison post office opened in 1903, closed in 1929, and re-opened in 1946.