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Welcome to Porterville ...

The city of Porterville is located in Tulare County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Porterville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

The city was incorporated May 7, 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Porterville has a population of 58,875 people<2> (see below for details).

Porterville is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Porterville: 559

The ZIP codes for Porterville: 93257-93258<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Porterville had an population of 58,875 people. This is an increase of 8.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 48.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Porterville had a population of 54,165 people (or 12.23% of the total population of Tulare County). This makes Porterville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Porterville represents 0.15% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 154th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 54,165 people, the population of Porterville increased 36.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 39,615 people).

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

Communities Also Named Porterville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Porterville - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Oregon, Texas and Utah.

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

Websites for Porterville ...

Official Website: www.ci.porterville.ca.us/

Communities near Porterville ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Porterville. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Porterville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porterville ...

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

Adding Porterville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Porterville mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Porterville.

The official website for Porterville: www.ci.porterville.ca.us/

The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/

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 Tulare, 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 Porterville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Porterville - 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 Porterville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Porterville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Porterville includes: 93257 & 93258.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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