Welcome to Goshen ...

Goshen is located in Tulare County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goshen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Goshen is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Goshen lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Goshen lies within the (559) area code.

The ZIP code for Goshen: 93227<3>

Communities Also Named Goshen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Goshen - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Connecticut (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (5), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Goshen.

Communities near Goshen ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Goshen.

• Visalia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visalia
  • Visalia is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Visalia <4>
• Tulare
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
  • Tulare is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,797 people
  • Tulare has also been known as:
  • Tulare City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <4>
• Hanford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanford
  • Hanford is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanford <4>
• Reedley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedley
  • Reedley is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedley <4>
• Dinuba
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinuba
  • Dinuba is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dinuba <4>
• Selma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
• Corcoran
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corcoran
  • Corcoran is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corcoran <4>
• Parlier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parlier
  • Parlier is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parlier <4>
• Kingsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
  • Kingsburg is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsburg <4>
• Farmersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Farmersville is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Goshen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goshen.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Goshen. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goshen.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Goshen. See our Newspapers Page for Goshen.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goshen ...

Looking for more information about Goshen? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Goshen, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Goshen.

Adding Goshen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goshen in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Goshen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Goshen post office opened in 1880.

We also found Goshen in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goshen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goshen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/