Visalia, California

Visalia, California
Clockwise: View of Visalia; Bank of Italy Tower; Visalia Transit Center; Fox Theatre
Official logo of Visalia, California
Nickname: 
Gateway to the Sequoias
Location within Tulare County in the state of California
Location within Tulare County in the state of California
Visalia is located in California
Visalia
Visalia
Location in the United States
Visalia is located in the United States
Visalia
Visalia
Visalia (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°19′49″N 119°17′33″W / 36.33028°N 119.29250°W / 36.33028; -119.29250
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyTulare
RegionSan Joaquin Valley
IncorporatedFebruary 27, 1874[1]
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • City CouncilMayor Brian Poochigiann
Vice Mayor Brett Taylor
Liz Wynn
Emmanuel Hernandez Soto
Steve Nelsen[2]
 • City ManagerLeslie Caviglia[3]
 • Chief of PoliceJason Salazar[4]
 • Fire ChiefDan Griswold[5]
Area
 • Total37.94 sq mi (98.25 km2)
 • Land37.91 sq mi (98.20 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.05%
Elevation331 ft (101 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total141,384
 • Rank40th in California
192nd in the United States
 • Density3,726.52/sq mi (1,439.02/km2)
DemonymVisalian
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93277-93279, 93290-93292
Area code559
FIPS code06-82954
GNIS feature IDs1652807, 2412160
Websitewww.visalia.city

Visalia (/vˈsljə, vɪ-/ vy-SAYL-yə, vih-)[9][10] is a city in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of California. The population was 141,384 as per the 2020 census. Visalia is the fifth-largest city in the San Joaquin Valley, the 40th most populous in California, and 192nd in the United States.[11] As the county seat of Tulare County, Visalia serves as the economic and governmental center to one of the most productive agricultural counties in the country.[12]

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  2. ^ "City Council". City of Visalia. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "City Manager". City of Visalia. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "Chief's Bio". City of Visalia. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "Fire Chief Bio". City of Visalia. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  6. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Visalia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  8. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Archived from the original on July 1, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "Visalia". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins.
  10. ^ "Visalia". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
  11. ^ "Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places Over 100,000, Ranked by July 1, 2005 Population: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005". 2008 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 20, 2006. Archived from the original (CSV) on February 9, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2007.
  12. ^ "Agriculture - Tulare County Economic Development Office". Tularecounty.ca.gov. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2012.

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