California · Census place 0624134

Firebaugh, California

Firebaugh is a city in Fresno County, California with an estimated 8,424 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 389th largest of 468 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
8,424
#389 of 468 in California
Change since 2020
+3.5%
+287 people
Land area
3.7 sq mi
+ 0.06 sq mi water
Density
2,265 / sq mi
State median 3,725
Orange pin: Firebaugh. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Sacramento.

Firebaugh population, 2020 to 2024

Firebaugh added 287 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.5%. In the latest year it moved by -81. Among 429 California places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 63rd; the median place changed by -1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in California has 37,056 people, so Firebaugh is 23% of it.

8,13720208,32520218,51520228,50520238,4242024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 8,124. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Firebaugh covers 3.72 square miles of land and 0.06 of water, for 2,265 people per square mile of land. The median California place of 5,000+ has 3,725, so Firebaugh is less dense than the typical town.

What county Firebaugh is in

All of Firebaugh's residents live in Fresno County, which had 1,024,125 residents in 2024. Firebaugh holds 0.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Firebaugh

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Firebaugh by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 93622. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Firebaugh is

The Census internal point of Firebaugh is at 36.853700, -120.453700. Sacramento, the capital, is 131.9 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Mendota, CA (12,623 people), 7.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Fresno, CA, 36.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
36.853700, -120.453700
DMS
36°51'13.32"N 120°27'13.32"W
UTM
10N 727014.2E 4081669.7N
Geohash
9qd3ej023
Plus code
848XVG3W+FG

Daylight in Firebaugh

At 36.85° N, Firebaugh gets about 14 h 41 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 38 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 03 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Firebaugh

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in California, measured between internal points. The closest is Mendota, 7.8 miles away, with 12,623 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Firebaugh, CA?

8,424 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 287 (3.5%) from 8,137 in July 2020.

What county is Firebaugh in?

Fresno County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Firebaugh?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 93622.

How far is Firebaugh from Sacramento?

131.9 miles (212.3 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Firebaugh.

What is the nearest larger city to Firebaugh?

Mendota, CA, with 12,623 residents, 7.8 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.