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Visalia, California | |
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.jpg) .jpg) .jpg)  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 | |
  Visalia Location in the United States  Visalia Visalia (the United States) | |
| 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[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Brian Poochigiann Vice Mayor Brett Taylor Liz Wynn Emmanuel Hernandez Soto Steve Nelsen[2] |
| • City Manager | Leslie Caviglia[3] |
| • Chief of Police | Jason Salazar[4] |
| • Fire Chief | Dan Griswold[5] |
| 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 | 40th in California 192nd 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 |
Visalia (/vaɪˈseɪljə, 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]
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "City Council". City of Visalia. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "City Manager". City of Visalia. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ "Chief's Bio". City of Visalia. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ "Fire Chief Bio". City of Visalia. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Visalia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Archived from the original on July 1, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Visalia". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins.
- ^ "Visalia". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Agriculture - Tulare County Economic Development Office". Tularecounty.ca.gov. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2012.