For what it's worth, https://www.gotokernville.com/ https://www.gotokernville.com/ says at least some people there consider it a town: 'Our town of Kernville ..

For what it's worth, https://www.gotokernville.com/ https://www.gotokernville.com/ says at least some people there consider it a town: 'Our town of Kernville ...' Just because it's a census-designated place doesn't mean that Kernville is not a town. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town notes: "The United States Census identifies many census-designated places (CDPs) by the names of unincorporated towns which lie within them; however, those CDPs typically include rural and suburban areas and even surrounding villages and other towns."