Tulare, California
Tulare, California | |
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View of Sierra Nevada mountains | |
Location in Tulare County and the state of California | |
Tulare, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°12′24″N 119°20′33″W / 36.20667°N 119.34250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | San Joaquin Valley |
| County | Tulare |
| Incorporated | April 5, 1888 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council/Manager |
| • Mayor | Patrick Isherwood |
| • City Council | Vice Mayor Stephen C. Harrell, Jose Sigala, Terry A. Sayre, and Dennis A. Mederos |
| • City Manager | Marc Mondell |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.46 sq mi (53.00 km2) |
| • Land | 20.39 sq mi (52.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.077 sq mi (0.20 km2) 0.37% |
| Elevation | 289 ft (88 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 68,875 |
| • Density | 3,213/sq mi (1,240.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 93274, 93275 |
| Area code | 559 |
| FIPS code | 06-80644 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652803, 2412107 |
| Website | tulare |
Tulare (/tʊˈlɛəri/ ⓘ tuu-LAIR-ee) is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 68,875 per the 2020 census. It is located in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, 8 mi (13 km) south of Visalia and 60 mi (97 km) north of Bakersfield. The city is named after the Tulare Lake, once the largest freshwater lake west of the Great Lakes.