Asphalt Paving in Rosamond, CA

Asphalt paving in Rosamond puts us across the county line. Rosamond is an unincorporated community in Kern County, north of Lancaster near the Los Angeles County border, and Kern County rules apply here, not Los Angeles County's. Rosamond had 20,961 residents and 7,608 housing units at the 2020 census, spread across about 52 square miles, and many residents work at Edwards Air Force Base or commute to Lancaster, Palmdale and Los Angeles.

A railroad town

Rosamond was established in 1877 as a townsite owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad and named for the daughter of a railroad official. Early industries were mining and cattle. Muroc Army Air Field, later renamed Edwards Air Force Base, was established about 20 miles away in 1933. Today the community is largely a bedroom community, with a mix of older homes near the original town and newer tracts on its edges.

Kern County road permits

Kern County requires a permit for all work performed in the county right-of-way, issued by the Public Works Permits Division, and asks that the permit office be notified 48 hours before work starts. If your project includes a new or widened approach where your driveway meets a county road, we include that permit and notice in the schedule.

What we pave in Rosamond

• Tract driveway replacements and extensions
• Gravel drives on larger lots west and south of town
• RV and trailer pads, common with military and commuter households
• Small business and church lots along the main roads
• Sealcoating, crack filling and striping

Wind country

Rosamond sits at about 2,516 feet, near the Tehachapi Wind Resource Area, the largest wind resource area in California. Wind and blowing sand are routine. We pick calm days for sealcoating, clean surfaces before paving, and make sure edges are backfilled so wind cannot undercut them.

Military households and moves

With many residents tied to Edwards Air Force Base, homes in Rosamond change hands or tenants often. A driveway in good repair helps when a home goes on the market or between tenants. We can do a quick repair-and-seal before a listing, or a full replacement with a written scope you can share with a buyer or property manager.

Older homes near the original town

Homes near Rosamond's original townsite are older than the tracts on the edges, and their driveways often have thin asphalt on little or no base. When those crack, patching rarely holds. A replacement with a compacted base and 2 to 3 inches of asphalt, the residential section HomeGuide describes, is the lasting fix.

Owners and renters

About 67.7 percent of Rosamond's occupied homes are owner-occupied. For rentals we can price a repair-and-seal plan alongside replacement. Call (661) 466-4552 or

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