Fresno, California
Fresno is the largest inland city in U.S. state of California. It has a population of 451,455. If the surrounding suburbs are included, it has a population of 983,788. It is the county seat of Fresno County, in the Central Valley.
Fresno, California | |
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City of Fresno | |
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Coordinates: 36°45′N 119°46′W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Fresno |
Region | San Joaquin Valley |
Railway station | 1872 |
Incorporated | October 21, 1885[1] |
Named for | Spanish for "ash tree" |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Mayor | Jerry Dyer (R)[2] |
• City manager | Thomas Esqueda[3] |
• City council[4] | Esmeralda Soria Mike Karbassi Miguel Arias Tyler Maxwell Luis Chavez Garry Bredefeld Nelson Esparza |
Area | |
• City | 116.00 sq mi (300.43 km2) |
• Land | 114.79 sq mi (297.30 km2) |
• Water | 1.21 sq mi (3.13 km2) 0.31% |
Elevation | 308 ft (94 m) |
Population | |
• City | 542,107 |
• Rank | 34th in the United States 5th in California |
• Density | 4,722.60/sq mi (1,823.43/km2) |
• Metro | 1,008,654 (56th) |
Demonym(s) | Fresnan |
Time zone | UTC−08:00 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
ZIP Codes[8] | 93650, 93701–93712, 93714–93718, 93720–93730, 93737, 93740, 93741, 93744, 93745, 93747, 93750, 93755, 93760, 93761, 93764, 93765, 93771–79, 93786, 93790–94, 93844, 93888 |
Area code | 559 |
FIPS code | 06-27000[9] |
GNIS feature IDs | 277606, 2410546 |
Website | www |
Fresno is the closest major city to Yosemite National Park. Fresno has a major airport called Fresno Yosemite International Airport that has many flights by many airlines everyday. It was the first airport to use the new security systems made after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Fresno has a semi-arid climate (Bsh in the Koeppen climate classification).
References
- "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- "Mayor's Office". City of Fresno. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- "City Manager". City of Fresno. Archived from the original on January 30, 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "Fresno City Council". City of Fresno. City of Fresno. Archived from the original on July 11, 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- "QuickFacts: Fresno city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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