Welcome to Fresno County ...
Time Zone: Fresno County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Fresno is the Seat for Fresno County.
Fresno County was founded in 1856. Fresno was created by taking area from Mariposa, Merced and Tulare Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Fresno had a population of 999,101 people. This is an increase of 7.2% since the last Census (which gave a population of 932,039 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Fresno represented 2.5% of the total population of California.
Below are some of the communities located in Fresno County:
- Clovis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coalinga
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the southwest)
- Firebaugh
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fresno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huron
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the south)
- Kerman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
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- Mendota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Orange Cove
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east)
- Parlier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Reedley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- San Joaquin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sanger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Selma is located in Fresno County (CA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
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Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to California
- Websites specific to Fresno County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Inyo County
- Kings County
- Madera County
- Merced County
- Mono County
- San Benito County
- Tulare County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
<1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
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