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Visalia

Visalia, California
City
City of Visalia
Acequia Ave
Acequia Ave
Flag of Visalia, California
Flag
Official logo of Visalia, California
Logo
Nickname(s): Gateway to the Sequoias
Location within Tulare County in the state of California
Location within Tulare County in the state of California
Visalia, California is located in the US
Visalia, California
Visalia, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°19′N 119°18′W / 36.317°N 119.300°W / 36.317; -119.300Coordinates: 36°19′N 119°18′W / 36.317°N 119.300°W / 36.317; -119.300
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
 • 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.ci.visalia.ca.us

Visalia (/vˈsljə/ 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.


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