Porterville, California
Porterville, California | |
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| City of Porterville | |
The Porterville Historical Museum | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nicknames: P'ville,, BandTown USA, Gateway to the Sequoia National Monument Po'ville | |
Location of Porterville in Tulare County and the U.S. state of California | |
Porterville Location in California Porterville Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°4′7″N 119°1′39″W / 36.06861°N 119.02750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Tulare
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| CSA | Visalia-Porterville-Hanford |
| Metro | Visalia-Porterville |
| Incorporated | May 7, 1902 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Charter city, Council-Manager |
| • City Manager | Rich Tree |
| • Mayor | Greg Meister |
| • Vice Mayor | Ed McKervey |
| Area | |
• City | 18.70 sq mi (48.44 km2) |
| • Land | 18.65 sq mi (48.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.054 sq mi (0.14 km2) 0.29% |
| • Metro | 4,839 sq mi (12,530 km2) |
| Elevation | 460 ft (140 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 62,623 |
| • Density | 3,358/sq mi (1,297/km2) |
| • Metro | 459,446 |
| • Metro density | 94.95/sq mi (36.66/km2) |
| Demonym | Portervillian |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 93257–93258, 93265, 93267, 93270, 93260 |
| Area code | 559 |
| FIPS code | 06-58240 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652779, 2411470 |
| Website | www |
Porterville is a city at the base of Southern Sierra Nevada mountains on the eastern side of San Joaquin Valley, in Tulare County, California, United States. It is part of the Visalia-Porterville metropolitan statistical area. Serving as the economic hub of the Southern Sierra, the Sequoia National Forest is nearby, offering outdoor recreational opportunities such as hiking, camping, and fishing. Since its incorporation in 1902, the city's population has grown as it annexed nearby unincorporated areas. The city population (not including East Porterville) was 62,623 at the 2020 census.
Porterville serves as a gateway to Sequoia National Forest, Giant Sequoia National Monument and Kings Canyon National Park.