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Welcome to Avocado ...

Avocado is located in Fresno County<1>.

Avocado is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Avocado: 559

Communities near Avocado ...

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

  • Fresno
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Clovis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sanger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Reedley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dinuba
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Selma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Parlier
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange Cove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fowler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Minkler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkler
    • Minkler 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 Avocado. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avocado.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avocado ...

Looking for more information about Avocado? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Avocado, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Avocado.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Fresno, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avocado - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.