Town guide

Visalia, California

Visalia is a city in Tulare County, California, home to about 143,939 people across 38 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 93277, 93291 and 93292.

Homes sold for a median of $242 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population143,9393,795 per sq mi

Median home value$371,500Census, as estimated by owners

Price per sq ft$242Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

Sold over asking33%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Visalia

3 ZIP codes

Visalia, CA93277 Seller’s market $242/sq ft +2.1% vs. last year 1.6 months of supply · 33% sold over asking Competition 75/100

Mostly Visalia

Visalia, CA93291 Seller’s market $259/sq ft +5.7% vs. last year 3 months of supply · 32% sold over asking Competition 62/100

Mostly Visalia; also Goshen and Patterson Tract

Visalia, CA93292 Seller’s market $238/sq ft −1.2% vs. last year 3 months of supply · 35% sold over asking Competition 67/100

Mostly Visalia; also Linnell Camp and Seville

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Visalia at a glance

City · Tulare County, CA

Population	143,9393,795 per square mile
Land area	38 square miles
Median household income	$81,989average $103,636
Median home value	$371,500as estimated by owners
Median rent	$1,490/month
Homes lived in by owners	61%
Single-family houses	76% of homes
Median year built	1988
Average household	3.02 people
Median age	33.9
Average commute	23 minutes8% work from home
Adults with a degree	24%bachelor’s or higher

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the place; town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around Visalia

Distances

Nearest major airport	Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)38 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+	Fresno, CA41 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+	Los Angeles, CA167 miles away

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

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

Who represents Visalia

U.S. Representative · California’s 21st DistrictJim Costa (D)
U.S. Representative · California’s 20th DistrictVince Fong (R)
U.S. SenatorAdam B. Schiff (D)
U.S. SenatorAlex Padilla (D)
GovernorGavin Newsom (D)

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

Visalia had 141,384 residents in the 2020 census, up 54% since 2000.

It’s the 40th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

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

Tulare County, 1900–2020

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

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 10.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Visalia, 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:

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

Health care

2,362 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Visalia’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

Kaweah Health Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · VisaliaUnder a mile
Adventist Health TulareGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Tulare9.3 miles
Adventist Health HanfordGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hanford19.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	172
Specialist doctors	326
Dentists	165
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	343
Mental health providers	1,200
Physical and occupational therapists	92
Optometrists	33
Chiropractors	31
Pharmacies	38

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Visalia

Parks (49 nearby)

Mooney Grove Park · 132 acres3.7 mi
Riverway Sports Park · 80 acres1.9 mi
Sunset Park · 17 acres3.7 mi
Seven Oaks Park · 12 acres1.4 mi
Stonebrook Park · 11 acres2.2 mi
Whitendale Park · 10 acres1.6 mi

Grocery stores (20 nearby)

Smart & Final0.2 mi
Food 4 Less1.0 mi
Mercado Sol Del Valle1.3 mi
best buy market1.4 mi

Pharmacies (4 nearby)

Kaweah Health Pharmacy0.5 mi
South Court Pharmacy1.3 mi
Save Mart Pharmacy1.8 mi
Rite Aid3.0 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

Visalia Branch Library0.4 mi
Kaweah Delta District Hospital Library0.5 mi
Tulare County Law Library0.9 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

ImagineU Children's Museum0.8 mi
Tulare County Museum3.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)

Visalia Fox Theater0.4 mi
Ice House Theatre0.7 mi
El Diamante Theater3.2 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1874.

Colleges and universities

College of the Sequoias
San Joaquin Valley College

Notable people born here

Robert B. Laughlin (1950) · American physicist
Monte Melkonian (1957) · National Hero of Armenia (1957–1993)
Tyler Zeller (1990) · American basketball player (born 1990)
Kevin Downes (1972) · American actor, writer, producer and director
Tom Johnston (1948) · American musician and recording artist
Avi Kaplan (1989) · American singer and songwriter, former member of Pentatonix
Robert List (1936) · American attorney and politician
Anna Jean Ayres (1920) · American Occupational Therapist with M.A. in Occupational Therapy and PhD in Educational Psychologist

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Visalia

Public schools here are run by Visalia Unified, Blue Oak Academy District, Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (51)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
Annie R. MitchellVisalia	K–6	789	Public	2.4 mi
Blue Oak AcademyVisalia	K–8	430	Charter	4.0 mi
Charter Home School AcademyVisalia	K–8	240	Charter	1.0 mi
Conyer ElementaryVisalia	K–6	377	Public	0.7 mi
Cottonwood Creek ElementaryVisalia	K–6	627	Public	3.2 mi
Crestwood ElementaryVisalia	K–6	594	Public	2.4 mi
Crowley ElementaryVisalia	K–6	413	Public	1.3 mi
Denton ElementaryVisalia	K–6	648	Public	3.7 mi
Elbow Creek ElementaryVisalia	K–6	514	Public	4.0 mi
Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning CenterVisalia	K–12	467	Charter	7.4 mi
Four Creeks ElementaryVisalia	K–6	654	Public	1.4 mi
Global Learning CharterVisalia	K–8	438	Charter	1.4 mi
Golden Oak ElementaryVisalia	K–6	631	Public	2.4 mi
Goshen ElementaryVisalia	K–6	549	Public	7.1 mi
Highland ElementaryVisalia	K–6	438	Public	0.2 mi
Houston ElementaryVisalia	K–6	523	Public	0.6 mi
Hurley ElementaryVisalia	K–6	574	Public	3.5 mi
Linwood ElementaryVisalia	K–6	537	Public	3.1 mi
Manuel F. HernandezVisalia	K–6	707	Public	1.9 mi
Mineral King ElementaryVisalia	K–6	569	Public	2.6 mi
Mountain View ElementaryVisalia	K–6	618	Public	1.6 mi
Oak Grove ElementaryVisalia	K–8	756	Public	2.4 mi
Outside Creek ElementaryVisalia	K–8	125	Public	6.9 mi
Pinkham ElementaryVisalia	K–6	476	Public	2.1 mi
Riverway ElementaryVisalia	K–6	857	Public	2.0 mi
Royal Oaks ElementaryVisalia	K–8	413	Public	1.5 mi
Shannon Ranch ElementaryVisalia	K–6	609	Public	2.2 mi
Special EducationVisalia	K–12	1,141	Special Education	4.1 mi
Stone Corral ElementaryVisalia	K–8	109	Public	11.3 mi
Sycamore Valley AcademyVisalia	K–8	419	Charter	7.1 mi

And 21 more.

Private schools (6)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
Central Valley Christian SchoolsVisalia	Pre-K–12	1,122	Calvinist	3.0 mi
Greenhouse Montessori SchoolVisalia	Pre-K–K	26	Nonsectarian	3.1 mi
The Catholic School of Visalia George MccannVisalia	Pre-K–8	188	Roman Catholic	0.6 mi
Grace Christian SchoolVisalia	K–8	58	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod	0.9 mi
Visalia Montessori SchoolVisalia	1–6	48	Nonsectarian	3.2 mi
Emmanuel Christian AcademyVisalia	6–12	8	Christian (no specific denomination)	2.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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