WCAB offices / Bakersfield
Central Valley & North · DWC code BAK
WCAB Bakersfield district office
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board district office serving Bakersfield. Court runs 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.; below are the address, the lobby and walk-through windows, and which DWC units you can reach in the building.
Hours
Court sessions
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Lobby
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (except holidays)
Walk-through
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday
Units in this building
DEU
Disability Evaluation Unit
Prepares the formal (summary and consultative) permanent-disability ratings.
I&A
Information & Assistance
Free help for unrepresented injured workers — forms, procedure, and benefit questions.
Getting there
Parking
Free parking in the building lot.
Transit
Golden Empire Transit serves the area.
Before you go
What happens at a WCAB hearingMSC, the discovery-closure trap, trialKnow the number before you walk inrate the P&S report in about a minuteCheck the clocks on the file§5405, §5410 and the 90-day windowRead the med-legal reportthe five numbers that become the moneyC&R vs. Stipulated Awardwhat each structure actually closesVerify a rating stringdecode and recompute any DEU string
Bakersfield district office FAQ
Where is the Bakersfield WCAB district office?
1800 30th Street, Suite 100, Bakersfield, CA 93301-1929. The phone number is 661-395-2723. Free parking in the building lot.
What are the court hours at the Bakersfield board?
Court sessions run 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., the same as every California district office. Lobby: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (except holidays).
When can I walk a document through in Bakersfield?
Walk-through documents — settlements, stipulations and the like — are processed 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday.
Which ZIP codes file at the Bakersfield WCAB?
147 California ZIP codes are assigned to Bakersfield (DWC code BAK) as their ADJ filing venue. You can check any ZIP against the full list on the offices hub. Note the Disability Evaluation Unit does not follow this same mapping at every office, and §5501.5 lets the applicant elect among the county of residence, the county where the injury occurred, and in some cases counsel's principal place of business.
Is there a Disability Evaluation Unit at the Bakersfield office?
Yes. The DEU prepares the formal permanent-disability ratings, and it sits on site here along with Information & Assistance.
Other offices in Central Valley & North
All 23 district offices
Rate the case before your Bakersfield appearance
The full 2005 PDRS pipeline — ×1.4, occupational variant, age, apportionment, CVC — with the DEU-format string. Free, no login.
Transcribed from the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s published office page and last checked on July 28, 2026 — see DIR’s Bakersfield page. Offices move and hours change; call ahead before you travel. DWC information line 1-800-736-7401; disability accommodations 1-866-681-1459.