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About Shafter, CA

Shafter sits in California's Central Valley about 18 miles northwest of Bakersfield along Highway 43. Take Highway 99 to the Shafter-Lerdo exit, then head west into town surrounded by cotton fields and almond orchards. The city serves as a convenient stop between LA and the Bay Area via Highway 43's connection to Interstate 5. Shafter is the birthplace of the Bing cherry, developed here in the 1870s.

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Shafter, CA is in United States, at 35.479, -119.201 - about 23 km south-east of Wasco, CA.

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The closest airport to Shafter, CA is Meadows Field, 20 km (about 28 min by car).

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