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Tulare County, CA

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 40 ZIP codes inside Tulare County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
40
in this county
Total population
497,426
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
37
distinct city/town names
Avg density
232
people / sq mi
Avg median income
$65,685
household, ACS
Avg home value
$301,133
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Tulare County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
93257 Porterville 78,754 80 $54,889
93274 Tulare 78,369 138 $66,487
93291 Visalia 61,418 282 $75,679
93277 Visalia 54,649 535
93292 Visalia 43,508 146
93618 Dinuba 32,044 185
93247 Lindsay 17,182 101
93631 Kingsburg 16,738 78
93221 Exeter 13,865 41
93647 Orosi 11,575 48
93286 Woodlake 10,500 56
93223 Farmersville 10,485 1,305
93646 Orange Cove 10,425 117
93219 Earlimart 10,047 38
93267 Strathmore 6,079 38
93615 Cutler 5,994 144
93256 Pixley 5,823 30
93270 Terra Bella 4,806 28
93272 Tipton 4,598 21
93235 Ivanhoe 4,459 415
93265 Springville 3,308 3
93271 Three Rivers 2,401 6
93261 Richgrove 1,906 127
93527 Inyokern 1,705 2
93201 Alpaugh 1,283 7
93258 Porterville 1,158 458
93238 Kernville 808 3
93666 Sultana 741 1,352
93218 Ducor 726 4
93673 Traver 551 273
93603 Badger 268 1
93207 California Hot Springs 264 2
93670 Yettem 263 2,178
93237 Kaweah 200 17
93260 Posey 158 2
93227 Goshen 131 539
93208 Camp Nelson 106 5
93244 Lemon Cove 102 5
93262 Sequoia National Park 29
93633 Kings Canyon National Pk

About Tulare County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Tulare County in California contains roughly 40 ZIP codes spread across 37 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 497,426. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider California index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 232, which classifies the county overall as a small town environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near $65,685, with average owner-occupied home values around $301,133; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Tulare County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Tulare County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.