Welcome to Visalia ...

The city of Visalia is located in Tulare County<1> and is the County Seat for Tulare County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Visalia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

The city was incorporated February 27, 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Visalia has a population of 134,451 people<2> (see below for details).

Visalia is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Visalia: (559)

The ZIP codes for Visalia: 93277-93279, 93291-93292<4>

Websites for Visalia ...

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

Chamber of Commerce:   www.visaliachamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Visalia had an population of 134,451 people. This is an increase of 8.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 46.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Visalia had a population of 124,442 people (which is 28.09% of the total population of Tulare County). This makes Visalia the county's most populous community.

The population of Visalia represents 0.33% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 44th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 124,442 people, the population of Visalia increased 35.91% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 91,565 people).

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

Communities Also Named Visalia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Visalia - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Visalia ...

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

• Tulare
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
  • Tulare is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,797 people
  • Tulare has also been known as:
  • Tulare City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <5>
• Hanford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanford
  • Hanford is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanford <5>
• Dinuba
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinuba
  • Dinuba is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dinuba <5>
• Lindsay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <5>
• Kingsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
  • Kingsburg is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsburg <5>
• Farmersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Farmersville is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <5>
• Exeter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <5>
• Woodlake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
  • Woodlake is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlake <5>
• Tagus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tagus have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagus
  • Tagus is located in Tulare County
• Loma
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
  • Loma is located in Tulare 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 Visalia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Visalia.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Visalia. Our list includes 39 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Visalia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Visalia ...

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

Adding Visalia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Visalia 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 Visalia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Visalia post office opened in 1855.

We also found Visalia in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Visalia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Visalia: www.ci.visalia.ca.us/

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

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