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Welcome to Kings County ...

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

The community of Hanford is the Seat for Kings County.

Kings County was founded in 1893 and was created by taking area from Tulare County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kings had a population of 152,940 people. This is an increase of 0.37% since the last Census (which gave a population of 152,370 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kings represented 0.41% of the total population of California.

Below are some of the communities located in Kings County:

  • Avenal
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenal
    • Avenal is located in Kings County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avenal <2>
  • Corcoran
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Hanford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanford
    • Hanford is located in Kings County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanford <2>
  • Lemoore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoore
    • Lemoore is located in Kings County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoore <2>

Websites of Interest ...

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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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