Metropolitan Fresno

Metropolitan Fresno
Greater Fresno
Fresno–Hanford–Corcoran, CA CSA
Downtown Fresno skyline
Downtown Fresno skyline
Map
Map of Fresno–Hanford–Corcoran, CA CSA
Coordinates: 37°N 120°W / 37°N 120°W / 37; -120
Country United States
State California
Largest cityFresno
Other cities - Clovis
 - Madera
 - Chowchilla
 - Hanford
 - Corcoran
Area
 • Total
8,099 sq mi (20,980 km2)
Highest elevation
North Palisade 14,248 ft (4,343 m)
Lowest elevation
Chowchilla 180 ft (54.86 m)
Population
 • Total
1,171,617 (2,020 census)
 • Rank49th in the U.S.
GDP
 • MSA$55.427 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Metropolitan Fresno, officially Fresno–Hanford–Corcoran, CA CSA, is a metropolitan area in the San Joaquin Valley, in the United States, consisting of Fresno and Madera counties. It is the third-largest metropolitan region in Northern California, behind the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Sacramento. It is also the 49th-largest CSA in the U.S. as of 2010 census.[2][3]

Metropolitan Fresno is anchored by Fresno, the fifth-largest city in California and the 34th-largest in the United States. The metropolitan area is located in the Central Valley, which is one of the world's most productive agricultural regions. It has a large agricultural economy despite being increasingly urbanized. In more recent years, statewide droughts in California have further strained both the Fresno metropolitan area's and the entire Central Valley's water security.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Fresno, CA (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  2. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Fresno County, California" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.[dead link]
  3. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Madera County, California" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Groundwater Management and Drought: An Interview with the San Joaquin Valley Partnership". water.ca.gov. March 8, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  5. ^ amp.sacbee.com https://amp.sacbee.com/news/california/water-and-drought/article260869722.html. Retrieved May 1, 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[title missing]