Bishop, California

Bishop is a city in Inyo County, California in the United States. Bishop is the only city in Inyo County. Bishop is in the Owens Valley. It was named after Bishop Creek, which comes from the Sierra Nevada mountains nearby. Bishop Creek was named after Samuel Addison Bishop, who moved to the Owens Valley. Bishop had 3,819 people in 2020.[1] It is at an elevation of 4,150 feet (1,260 meters) above sea level.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Bishop city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bishop". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
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