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Welcome to Avenal ...

The city of Avenal is located in Kings County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avenal, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated September 11, 1979.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Avenal: A Spanish term, meaning an oat field or a field sown with oats.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Avenal has a population of 13,485 people<2> (see below for details).

Avenal is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Avenal: 559

The ZIP code for Avenal: 93204<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Avenal had an population of 13,485 people. This is a decrease of 13.03% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Avenal had a population of 15,505 people (which is 10.18% of the total population of Kings County). This makes Avenal the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Avenal represents 0.04% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 320th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 15,505 people, the population of Avenal increased 5.66% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 14,674 people).

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

Communities Also Named Avenal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Avenal: This one is located in Kings County and the other is located in San Luis Obispo County.

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

Communities near Avenal ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Avenal. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Avenal.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avenal ...

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

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

The official website for Kings County: www.countyofkings.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kings, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Avenal.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avenal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Avenal). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Avenal or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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