bishop is a city in inyo county, california in the united states. bishop is the only city in inyo county. bishop is in the owens valley. it was named after bishop creek, which comes from the sierra nevada mountains nearby. bishop creek was named after samuel addison bishop, who moved to the owens valley. bishop had 3,879 people in 2010. it is at an elevation of 4,150 feet (1,260 meters) above sea level.