Welcome to Lindsay ...

The city of Lindsay is located in Tulare County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lindsay, 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, Lindsay has a population of 12,930 people<2> (see below for details).

Lindsay is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Lindsay: (559)

The ZIP code for Lindsay: 93247<4>

Websites for Lindsay ...

Official Website: www.lindsay.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lindsay had an population of 12,930 people. This is an increase of 9.87% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lindsay had a population of 11,768 people. This makes Lindsay the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Lindsay represents 0.03% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 351st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,768 people, the population of Lindsay increased 14.29% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,297 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lindsay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Lindsay - they are located in Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Lindsay ...

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

• Visalia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Porterville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
  • Porterville is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porterville <5>
• Farmersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Farmersville is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <5>
• Exeter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <5>
• Woodlake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
  • Woodlake is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlake <5>
• Strathmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmore
  • Strathmore is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strathmore <5>
• East Farmersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmersville
  • East Farmersville is located in Tulare County
• Woodville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Tulare County
• East Porterville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Porterville
  • East Porterville is located in Tulare County

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 Lindsay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lindsay.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lindsay. 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 Lindsay.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lindsay. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lindsay.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lindsay ...

Looking for more information about Lindsay? 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 Lindsay, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lindsay.

Adding Lindsay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lindsay 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 Lindsay was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lindsay on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lindsay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lindsay: www.lindsay.ca.us/

The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/

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