Fresno, California: County seat of Fresno County, California, United States
Fresno is the largest inland city in U.S.
state of California. It has a population of 542,107 people (as of 2020). If the surrounding suburbs are included, it has a population near 1 million. It is the county seat of Fresno County, in the Central Valley.
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| Coordinates: 36°45′N 119°46′W / 36.750°N 119.767°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno |
| Region | San Joaquin Valley |
| Railway station | 1872 |
| Incorporated | October 21, 1885 |
| Named for | Spanish for "ash tree" |
| 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) |
| Elevation | 308 ft (94 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • 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 | Fresnan |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 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 |
| 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).
The majority of Fresno's immigrants are from Mexico, India, Laos, the Philippines and Thailand.
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