Visalia, California | |||
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City of Visalia | |||
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Nickname(s): Gateway to the Sequoias | |||
Location within Tulare County in the state of California |
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Location in the United States | |||
Coordinates: 36°19′N 119°18′W / 36.317°N 119.300°WCoordinates: 36°19′N 119°18′W / 36.317°N 119.300°W | |||
Country | United States | ||
State | California | ||
County | Tulare | ||
Region | San Joaquin Valley | ||
Incorporated | February 27, 1874 | ||
Government | |||
• Type | Council-Manager | ||
• City Council |
Mayor Warren Gubler Vice‑Mayor Bob Link Steve Nelson Greg Collins Phil Cox |
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• City Manager | Mike Olmos | ||
• Chief of Police | Jason Salazar | ||
• Fire Chief | Douglas McBee | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 36.266 sq mi (93.928 km2) | ||
• Land | 36.246 sq mi (93.876 km2) | ||
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.0512 km2) 0.05% | ||
Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) | ||
Population (2015) | |||
• Total | 130,753 | ||
• Density | 3,600/sq mi (1,400/km2) | ||
Demonym(s) | Visalian | ||
Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | ||
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | ||
ZIP code | 93277-93279, 93290-93292 | ||
Area code(s) | 559 | ||
FIPS code | 06-82954 | ||
GNIS feature IDs | 1652807, 2412160 | ||
Website | www |
Visalia (/vaɪˈseɪljə/ vy-SAYL-yə) is a city situated in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of California, approximately 230 miles (370 km) southeast of San Francisco, 190 miles (310 km) north of Los Angeles, 36 miles (58 km) west of Sequoia National Park and 43 miles (69 km) south of Fresno. The population was 130,104 at the 2015 census.
Visalia is the 5th largest city in the San Joaquin Valley after Fresno, Bakersfield, and Modesto, the 44th most populous in California, and 198th in the United States.
As the county seat of Tulare County, Visalia serves as the economic and governmental center to one of the most productive single agricultural counties in the country.
Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks are located in the nearby Sierra Nevada mountains, the highest mountain range in the contiguous United States.