California

Distance from Fresno to Stockton

Straight-line distance

117.2mi

Fresno, CA and Stockton, CA are 117.2 miles (188.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Fresno, the shortest path starts out heading NW (315°).

kilometers
188.5
nautical miles
101.8
heading from Fresno
315° NW
heading from Stockton
134° SE
FresnoStockton

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fresno is from Stockton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fresno and Stockton is 117.2 miles, 188.5 km or 101.8 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 117.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
117.2
Kilometers
188.5
Nautical miles
101.8
Bearing from Fresno
315.2° NW
Bearing arriving at Stockton
314.3°
Bearing from Stockton
134.3° SE

Halfway between Fresno and Stockton

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.382066, -120.544969 (37°22'55.44"N 120°32'41.89"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Atwater, CA, with 32,248 residents, 3.5 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Fresno gets 14 h 41 min of daylight and Stockton 14 h 48 min; on December 21, 9 h 38 min and 9 h 32 min. Stockton is 1.19° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Fresno has 1.7 times the population of Stockton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fresno changed by +1.4% and Stockton by +1.2%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fresno, CA550,105 (+1.4%)
  2. 02Stockton, CA324,975 (+1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fresno from Stockton?

117.2 miles, 188.5 km or 101.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Stockton from Fresno?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Fresno on a bearing of 315.2° and arrives at Stockton on 314.3°. The return trip starts on 134.3°.

What is halfway between Fresno and Stockton?

The midpoint is at 37.382066, -120.544969. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Atwater, CA, 3.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fresno and Stockton?

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Fresno or Stockton?

Fresno, with 550,105 residents in July 2024 against 324,975 for Stockton, 1.7 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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