Calwa, California

Calwa
Location in Fresno County and the state of California
Location in Fresno County and the state of California
Calwa is located in the United States
Calwa
Calwa
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°42′38″N 119°45′31″W / 36.71056°N 119.75861°W / 36.71056; -119.75861[1]
Country United States
State California
CountyFresno
Government
 • State SenatorAnna Caballero (D)[2]
 • State AssemblyJoaquin Arambula (D)[3]
 • U. S. CongressAnna Eshoo (D)[4]
Area
 • Total0.58 sq mi (1.50 km2)
 • Land0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0%
Elevation292 ft (89 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,776
 • Density3,126.76/sq mi (1,208.12/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
93725, 93745
Area code559
FIPS code06-10032
GNIS feature IDs1655859, 2582958

Calwa (formerly, Calwa City)[6] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 2,052 at the 2010 census, up from 762 in 2000. Calwa is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southeast of downtown Fresno,[6] at an elevation of 292 feet (89 m).[1] The name was taken from the acronym for "California Wine Association" (CalWA).[6][7]

  1. ^ a b c "Calwa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "California's 16th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  5. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1011. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  7. ^ Basu, Moni (June 1, 2018). "Blue state, red valley: In this part of California, a new generation is more woke than ever". CNN. Retrieved June 2, 2018.