Arvin is a city in Kern County, California, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 12,956. Arvin is one of the most safest cities in the United State with hardly any gang activity. Mostly all of the little gang activity is teens pretending to be gang members. Wired telephone numbers in Arvin follow the format (661) 854-xxxx and the ZIP Code is 93203.
In 2007, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) listed Arvin as having the highest levels of smog of any community in the United States. The city's ozone level, smog's primary component, exceeded the EPA's acceptable limits an average of 73 days per year between 2004 and 2006.
