| Ridgecrest Heights, California | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census-designated place |
| 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 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.604 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.604 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 380 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Pacific |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2428 |
| Coordinates: | 35.6019°N -117.7042°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Blank Name Sec1: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 2804429[2] |
Ridgecrest Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Kern County, California, United States, bordered in the north and east by Ridgecrest. The population of Ridgecrest Heights was 380 in the 2020 census.
Ridgecrest Heights is located 2.34 mi (3.76 km) southwest of Ridgecrest, California in the Indian Wells Valley at an elevation of 2,428 ft (740 m).[3]
Ridgecrest Heights first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[4]
| White alone (NH) | 245 | 64.47% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 4 | 1.05% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 3 | 0.79% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Other race alone (NH) | 1 | 0.26% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 25 | 6.58% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 102 | 26.84% | |
| Total | 380 | 100.00% |