Local servicesHospitalAdventist Health - Tulare12.0 miPost officeTipton Post Office2.0 miPoliceTulare County Sheriff's Office - Pixley Patrol Substation6.0 miFire stationTulare County Fire Department Tipton Fire Station 261.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMeadows Field BFL45 miMajor airportFresno Yosemite International Airport FAT55 miInterstateI-530 miAmtrakCorcoran, CA COC12 miCoachTiptonLimousine Express2.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93272 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93272 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:40 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:04 am – 4:46 pm
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People4,359 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 27.11,073 householdsMedian household income $58,564Median home value $257,500Median rent $1,149 a month33% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,490 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting9.4% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 1,729 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 45%, retail 12%, hospitality, food and recreation 10%Average commute 16 minutes79% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 8% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages5% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher46% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 13%, Spanish 85%, other Indo-European languages 1%58% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 98°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 38°F11 in of rain a year, on about 29 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare121 days above 90°F, 21 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Corcoran Irrig Dist station, 14 mi away; rain from Porterville; snow from Lindsay
Nearby landmarksSouth Branch Tule Riverriver · 3.5 miNorth Branch Tule Riverriver · 3.5 miPixley Interpretative Trailtrailhead · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPixley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.6 mi · 7,494 acresPixley Parkpark · 5.4 miElk Bayou Parkpark · 6.9 miAllensworth Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 10.2 miColonel Allensworth State Historic Parkstate historic site · 11.6 mi · 683 acresTulare Basin Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 23.3 mi · 239 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes298 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197031 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.6 on 4 Aug 198546 mi away, near Huron, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 4 Aug 202633 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighTulare County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality24% of days had good air in 202588 of 365 days measured234 moderate, 43 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 64, worst day 147main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Tulare County monitors, CA
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription43% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTipton Community Services Distserves 2,543 people from ground water6 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2023: nitrate, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation240 ft73 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
