Welcome to San Joaquin ...

The city of San Joaquin is located in Fresno County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Joaquin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

The city was incorporated February 14, 1920.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, San Joaquin has a population of 4,023 people<2> (see below for details).

San Joaquin is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

San Joaquin lies within the (559) area code.

The ZIP code for San Joaquin: 93660<4>

Websites for San Joaquin ...

Official Website: www.cityofsanjoaquin.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, San Joaquin had an population of 4,023 people. This is an increase of 0.55% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, San Joaquin had a population of 4,001 people. This makes San Joaquin the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of San Joaquin represents 0.01% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 435th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,001 people, the population of San Joaquin increased 22.35% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,270 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for San Joaquin.

Communities Also Named San Joaquin ...

While we believe that this San Joaquin is located in Fresno County, we know of another 2 California communities named San Joaquin. Those communities are located in the following counties: Orange and San Benito County.

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

Communities near San Joaquin ...

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

• Kerman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerman
  • Kerman is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerman <5>
• Mendota
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
  • Mendota is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendota <5>
• Tranquillity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquillity
  • Tranquillity is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tranquillity <5>
• Fresno City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresno City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno City
  • Fresno City is located in Fresno County
• Helm
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
  • Helm is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helm <5>
• Cantua Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantua Creek
  • Cantua Creek is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantua Creek <5>
• Burrel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrel
  • Burrel is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burrel <5>
• Five Points
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Five Points is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Five Points <5>
• Floyd
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Fresno County
• Giffen Cantua Ranch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giffen Cantua Ranch
  • Giffen Cantua Ranch is located in Fresno County

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 San Joaquin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Joaquin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of San Joaquin. 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 San Joaquin.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Joaquin ...

Looking for more information about San Joaquin? 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 San Joaquin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for San Joaquin.

Adding San Joaquin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the San Joaquin post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Joaquin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for San Joaquin: www.cityofsanjoaquin.org/

The official website for Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/

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