Badger, California facts for kids
Badger is a small, quiet community in Tulare County, California. It's not officially a city or town, but a place where people live together. It sits high up in the mountains, about 3,038 feet above sea level. Around 140 people call Badger home. You can usually get there by taking California State Route 245. The area has a special zip code, 93603, and its phone numbers use the area code 559.
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School Life in Badger
Students living in Badger are part of the Cutler-Orosi Unified School District. If you're a high school student in Badger, you'd ride a bus about 23 miles (or 37 kilometers) to get to school each day.
Badger in Pop Culture
Did you know Badger once appeared in a McDonald's commercial? In the early 1970s, a TV ad for McDonald's claimed that a restaurant in Visalia served the entire population of Badger. At that time, only 15 people lived in Badger, and the meal cost just $12.61!
A Look at Badger's History
Past Residents and Changes
In the 1970s and 1980s, a group called Synanon had a large residential property near Badger on Dry Creek Road. Later, from 1989 to 2002, an African-American Muslim community named Baladullah lived on the same site. More recently, in 2020, local news reported that this historic property is being turned into vacation rentals.
