Visalia, California
Visalia, California | |
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Clockwise: View of Visalia; Bank of Italy Tower; Visalia Transit Center; Fox Theatre | |
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| Nickname: Gateway to the Sequoias | |
Location within Tulare County in the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 36°19′49″N 119°17′33″W / 36.33028°N 119.29250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Tulare |
| Region | San Joaquin Valley |
| Incorporated | February 27, 1874 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • City council | Mayor Brett Taylor Vice Mayor Liz Wynn Brian Poochigian Emmanuel Hernandez Soto Steve Nelsen |
| • City manager | Leslie Caviglia |
| • Chief of police | Jason Salazar |
| • Fire chief | Dan Griswold |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.94 sq mi (98.25 km2) |
| • Land | 37.91 sq mi (98.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.05% |
| Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 141,384 |
| • Rank | 38th in California 183rd in the United States |
| • Density | 3,726.52/sq mi (1,439.02/km2) |
| Demonym | Visalian |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93277-93279, 93290-93292 |
| Area code | 559 |
| FIPS code | 06-82954 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652807, 2412160 |
| Website | www |
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Visalia (/vaɪˈseɪljə, vɪ-/ vy-SAYL-yə, vih-) 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-most populous city in the San Joaquin Valley, the 38th most populous in California, and 183rd 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 agricultural counties in the country.