Where is Area Code 559?
Cities Located in the 559 Area Code
The most populous cities in area code 559 are: Fresno, Visalia, Madera, Hanford, and Porterville.
Other cities in the 559 area code include: Tulare, Clovis, Lemoore, Reedley, Dinuba, Riverdale, Sanger, Selma, Chowchilla, Three Rivers, Kingsburg, Coalinga, Caruthers, Parlier, Firebaugh, Avenal, Laton, Woodlake, Terra Bella, Coarsegold, Springville, Exeter, Kerman, San Joaquin, Lindsay, Mendota, Orange Cove, Fowler, Oakhurst, Del Rey, Huron, Tipton, Pixley, Corcoran, Stratford, Shaver Lake, Dunlap, Earlimart, Miramonte, Squaw Valley, Badger, Hume, Lemon Cove, Raymond, Modesto, Orosi, Auberry, Onyx, Bass Lake, Friant, O Neals, and Cantua Creek.
About Fresno, Visalia, and Madera, California
FresnoFresno (/ ˈ f r ɛ z n oʊ / FREZ -no (Spanish for " ash tree ") is a city in California, United States, and the county seat of Fresno County. It covers about 112 square miles (290 km 2) in the center of the San Joaquin Valley, the southern portion of the California's Central Valley. With a census-estimated 2016 population of 520,000, Fresno is the fifth-most populous city in California, the most populous city in the Central Valley, the most populous inland city in California, and the 34th-most populous city in the nation.Named for the abundant ash trees lining the San Joaquin River, Fresno was founded in 1872 as a railway station of the Central Pacific Railroad before it was incorporated in 1885. The city has since become an economic hub of Fresno County and the San Joaquin Valley, with much of surrounding areas in the Metropolitan Fresno region predominantly tied to large-scale agricultural production. The population of Fresno proper soared in the second half of the 20th century, growing from a 1960 census population of 134,000 to a 2000 census population of 428,000. It was here in Fresno in 1958 that Bank of America first launched the BankAmericard credit card, which was later renamed Visa.Fresno is near the geographical center of California. It lies approximately 220 miles (350 km) northeast of Los Angeles, 170 miles (270 km) south of the state capital, Sacramento, and 185 miles (300 km) southeast of San Francisco. Yosemite National Park is about 60 miles (100 km) to the north, Kings Canyon National Park is 60 miles (100 km) to the east, and Sequoia National Park is 75 miles (120 km) to the southeast.
Visalia is a city situated in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of California, approximately 230 miles (370 km) southeast of San Francisco, 190 miles (310 km) north of Los Angeles, 36 miles (58 km) west of Sequoia National Park and 43 miles (69 km) south of Fresno. The population was 130,104 at the 2015 census.Visalia is the 5th largest city in the San Joaquin Valley after Fresno, Bakersfield, Stockton and Modesto, the 44th most populous in California, and 198th in the United States. As the county seat of Tulare County, Visalia serves as the economic and governmental center to one of the most productive single agricultural counties in the country. Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks are located in the nearby Sierra Nevada mountains, the highest mountain range in the contiguous United States.
Madera is a city in California and the county seat of Madera County. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 61,416, up from 43,207 in 2000.Located in the San Joaquin Valley, Madera is a principal city of the Madera– Chowchilla Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Madera County, and Metropolitan Fresno. It is located in California's San Joaquin Valley. The city is also home to the Madera Unified School District.
What Time Zone is Area Code 559?
The 559 area code lies within the Pacific Daylight Time Zone (or PDT). The current time in Pacific Daylight Time is 2:01 AM on Dec 20, 2022.