Welcome to Turlock ...

The city of Turlock is located in Stanislaus County<1>.

Turlock was established in 1899 and was incorporated February 15, 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Turlock has a population of 73,024 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Turlock is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Turlock lies within the (209) area code.

The ZIP codes for Turlock: 95380-95382<4>

Websites for Turlock ...

Official Website:   www.cityofturlock.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.turlockchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Turlock had an population of 73,024 people. This is an increase of 6.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 30.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Turlock had a population of 68,549 people (or 13.32% of the total population of Stanislaus County). This makes Turlock the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Turlock represents 0.18% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 117th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 68,549 people, the population of Turlock increased 22.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 55,810 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Turlock.

Communities near Turlock ...

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

• Modesto
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
  • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <5>
• Ceres
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
  • Ceres is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceres <5>
• Atwater
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
  • Atwater is located in Merced County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwater <5>
• Riverbank
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
  • Riverbank is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverbank <5>
• Oakdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <5>
• Patterson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
  • Patterson is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <5>
• Livingston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Merced County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <5>
• Newman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
  • Newman is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <5>
• Waterford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <5>
• Hughson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughson
  • Hughson is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughson <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Turlock. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Turlock.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turlock ...

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

Adding Turlock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turlock 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 Turlock was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Turlock on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turlock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Turlock: www.cityofturlock.org/

The official website for Stanislaus County: www.co.stanislaus.ca.us/

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