Welcome to Tulare (aka 'Tulare City') ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tulare, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

The city was incorporated April 5, 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tulare has a population of 65,611 people<2> (see below for details).

Tulare is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Tulare: (559)

The ZIP codes for Tulare: 93274-93275<4>

The city of Tulare has also been called Tulare City.

Websites for Tulare ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tulare had an population of 65,611 people. This is an increase of 10.68% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 49.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tulare had a population of 59,278 people (or 13.41% of the total population of Tulare County). This makes Tulare the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Tulare represents 0.16% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 141st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 59,278 people, the population of Tulare increased 34.74% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 43,994 people).

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

Communities Also Named Tulare ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tulare - it's located in South Dakota.

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

Communities near Tulare ...

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

• Visalia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Porterville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Hanford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanford
  • Hanford is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanford <5>
• Corcoran
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Lindsay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <5>
• Farmersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Loma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
  • Loma is located in Tulare County
• Tagus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tagus have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagus
  • Tagus is located in Tulare County
• Ambler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
  • Ambler 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 Tulare. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tulare.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tulare. Our list includes 26 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Tulare.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tulare ...

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

Adding Tulare to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tulare 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 Tulare was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Tulare post office opened in 1872.

We also found Tulare in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tulare.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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