Welcome to Hanford ...

The city of Hanford is located in Kings County<1> (at the time of its founding, Hanford was located in Tulare County) and is the County Seat for Kings County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hanford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hanford has a population of 58,132 people<2> (see below for details).

Hanford is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hanford lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hanford is within the (559) area code.

The ZIP codes for Hanford: 93230, 93232<4>

Websites for Hanford ...

Official Website: www.ci.hanford.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hanford had an population of 58,132 people. This is an increase of 7.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 39.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hanford had a population of 53,967 people (or 35.28% of the total population of Kings County). This makes Hanford the county's most populous community.

The population of Hanford represents 0.14% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 156th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 53,967 people, the population of Hanford increased 29.46% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 41,686 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hanford.

Communities Also Named Hanford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Hanford - they are located in Iowa, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hanford.

Communities near Hanford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hanford.

• Visalia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visalia
  • Visalia is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Visalia <5>
• Tulare
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
  • Tulare is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,797 people
  • Tulare has also been known as:
  • Tulare City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <5>
• Lemoore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoore
  • Lemoore is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoore <5>
• Selma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <5>
• Corcoran
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corcoran
  • Corcoran is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corcoran <5>
• Parlier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parlier
  • Parlier is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parlier <5>
• Kingsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
  • Kingsburg is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsburg <5>
• Fowler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <5>
• Hardwick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
  • Hardwick is located in Kings County
• Laton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laton
  • Laton is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laton <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hanford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hanford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hanford. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanford. Our list includes 17 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hanford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanford ...

Looking for more information about Hanford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hanford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hanford.

Adding Hanford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hanford in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hanford was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hanford: www.ci.hanford.ca.us/

The official website for Kings County: www.countyofkings.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/