Town guide

Silver City, California

Silver City is a community in Tulare County, California across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 93262.

ZIP codes in Silver City

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Silver City

Distances

Nearest major airportFresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)57 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Fresno, CA61 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA179 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Silver City; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Silver City

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Tulare County grew from 18,375 residents in 1900 to 473,117 in 2020.

Tulare County, 1900–2020

Tulare County population, 1900 to 20201900: 18,375, 1910: 35,440, 1920: 59,031, 1930: 77,442, 1940: 107,152, 1950: 149,264, 1960: 168,403, 1970: 188,322, 1980: 245,738, 1990: 311,921, 2000: 368,021, 2010: 442,179, 2020: 473,11718K’00’1059K’20’30107K’40’50168K’60’70246K’80’90368K’00’10473K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 76°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 43.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 220 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Silver CityJan: high 39°F, low 17°F, 8.7 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 18°F, 7.9 in; Mar: high 45°F, low 22°F, 6.4 in; Apr: high 50°F, low 26°F, 3.2 in; May: high 58°F, low 33°F, 2.1 in; Jun: high 68°F, low 40°F, 0.7 in; Jul: high 76°F, low 46°F, 0.6 in; Aug: high 76°F, low 44°F, 0.2 in; Sep: high 70°F, low 39°F, 0.7 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 31°F, 2.3 in; Nov: high 47°F, low 23°F, 3.7 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 17°F, 6.9 in39°17°Jan8.741°18°Feb7.945°22°Mar6.450°26°Apr3.258°33°May2.168°40°Jun0.776°46°Jul0.676°44°Aug0.270°39°Sep0.759°31°Oct2.347°23°Nov3.737°17°Dec6.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lodgepole, CA weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Tulare County

107,492 jobs at 7,189 businesses in Tulare County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Tulare CountyHealth care and social assistance: 19,972 jobs; Retail trade: 17,040 jobs; Manufacturing: 14,128 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 12,116 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 9,212 jobs; Administrative and support: 6,910 jobs; Construction: 6,266 jobs; Wholesale trade: 6,198 jobsHealth care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 16% Manufacturing 13% Hotels and restaurants 11% Transportation and warehousing 9% Administrative and support 6% Construction 6% Wholesale trade 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Southern Inyo HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lone Pine36.2 miles
  • Kaweah Health Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Visalia37.5 miles
  • Sierra View Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Porterville40.7 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Silver City

Museums

  • Giant Forest Museum4.2 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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