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Golden Hills score: 41/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Golden Hills safe? United States travel risk

Is Golden Hills safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026

Golden Hills scores 41/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Golden Hills scores 41/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Golden Hills: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: natural hazards (58/100) and security (35/100).

A score of 41 is higher than 43% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Charted at coordinates 35.1409° N, 118.4968° W in California, Golden Hills maintains a regional distance of 3,674.6 km ENE to Washington.

Region
California
Coordinates
35.1409° N, 118.4968° W
Elevation
1194 m
Time Zone
America/Los_Angeles
Population
10,445
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Los Angeles (123.3 km S).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Mojave Air & Space Port (MHV) 33.3 km ESE
Hospital Care Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley 4.2 km E
Police Station Tehachapi Police Department 4.4 km ESE
Railway Terminal Bakersfield 53.1 km WNW

Adjacent Localities in United States

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods — — — — — — — — — — — 1
Wildfires — — — — — — 2 — — — — —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Golden Hills happened in July (2 of 2 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United States entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Bakersfield 25
54.3 km WNW
Santa Clarita 20
80.4 km S
Thousand Oaks 15
111.1 km SSW
Oxnard 22
122.3 km SSW
Los Angeles 90
123.3 km S
Victorville 15
124.6 km ESE

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy