Rosamond is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, USA, near the Los Angeles county line. 20 miles north of Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley, the westernmost desert valley of the Mojave Desert. Rosamond is also 13 miles south of Mojave, and 11 miles north of Lancaster at an elevation of 2,342 feet. According to 2010 United States census data, the town population was 18,150.The Postal Service shows portions of Rosamond as having the names Tropico Village, California, named after a mine, and Willow Springs.Rosamond Skypark Airport, Federal Aviation Administration identifier L00, is located at 34°52′15″N 118°12′32″W / 34.87083°N 118.20889°W / 34.87083; -118.20889 and features a paved 3,600-foot runway.Wired telephone numbers in Rosamond follow the format 256-xxxx and the entire city is included in ZIP Code 93560.Rosamond contains the Rosamond urban area, according to the 2010 Census. The Rosamond urban area had a population of 16,000, with a land area of 6.