Lebec Map
Lebec is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California. It is one of the Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass, and the home of the Tejon Ranch Company. Lebec is 40 miles (64 km) south of Bakersfield. The population was 1,468 at the 2010 census, up from 1,224 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Lebec has an area of 15.3 square miles (39.7 km²). The community, which is in the Tejon Pass, lies at an elevation of 3,481 feet (1,061 m).
The first post office opened in 1895, having been transferred from Tejon. Lebec is named in honor of Peter Lebeck or Lebecque, who was killed by a bear nearby in 1837, and is memorialized in an epitaph at Old Fort Tejon, found carved on an old oak tree. The carving has since been covered by bark.
Nearby cities include Frazier Park.