Clovis, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Fresno census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93612. The Survey maps it on the Clovis quadrangle. 120,124 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 361 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1923 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 59 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Population over time
2 figuresClovis grew from 95,631 to 120,124 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 95,631 | |
| 2020 | 120,124 | +24,493 (+26%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1923 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
612 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 612 fires within 5 miles of Clovis between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,199 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 40 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 340 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 124 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 33 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | NEES |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.1 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | E NATIONAL AVE FRESNO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Clovis: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Granite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Sumpe Pit and Mill | Clay | Producer | ||
| Raymond Quarry Plant No. 2 | Granite | Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clovis in 26 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 13 flood, 5 heavy rain, 4 hail, 3 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Clovis | $150,000 | Post storm analysis and evaluation yielded a 0.3 mile swath for a small F0 tornado through an older, residential neighborhood of Clovis, CA, 2 miles northeast of the Fresno Air Terminal. No injuries were reported with damage essentially limited to uprooted trees, roof, small structure, and fence damage. Confirmation was determined by damage evidence and eyewitness reports. Interesting Note: One of the uprooted trees was a replacement from its predecessor damaged from the 1980 Fresno Air Terminal tornado! |
| November 2012 | Flood | Clovis | $35,000 | Law enforcement reported a rock and mud slide on Highway 168 about 15 miles northeast of Clovis, which closed the road for several hours while authorities cleaned up the debris. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Clovis | $10,000 | Several reports of city street flooding were reported in North Fresno and Clovis by a trained spotter. |
| January 2011 | Flood | Clovis | $10,000 | CHP reported water and mud flooding the slow lane of westbound State Route 168 just west of Bullard Road. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Clovis | $3,000 | The California highway patrol reported flooding on Freeway 168 at Herndon Avenue. Spotter previously reported a thunderstorm producing small hail at Herndon avenue and Willow. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Clovis | - | A trained spotter reported Dry Creek overflowing it's banks in Clovis. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Clovis | - | Public report of flooding along the Dry Creek Trail in Clovis with nearby yards and basements flooded. |
| December 2022 | Flood | Clovis | - | Report on MPING of Dry Creek overflowing in Clovis flooding nearby basements. |
| January 2021 | Flood | Clovis | - | Broadcast media report of flooding in a parking lot in north Fresno. |
| December 2019 | Heavy Rain | Clovis | - | Trained Spotter reported 1.06 inches of rainfall since midnight with most of the rain occurring during the previous two hours. |
| March 2018 | Flood | Clovis | - | Public reports of road flooding with about 10 cars stuck in high water on Clovis Ave near the State Route 168 underpass in Clovis. |
| January 2017 | Flood | Clovis | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding at intersection of Minnewawa Avenue and Norwich Road in Clovis. |
| January 2017 | Flood | Clovis | - | Public reported via Facebook of street flooding approximately 2 to 3 feet deep in Clovis. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Clovis | - | Public reported roadway flooding near Shepard Avenue and Maple Avenue in the city of Fresno in Fresno County. |
| November 2017 | Heavy Rain | Clovis | - | A trained spotter 3NW Clovis measured 0.53 inches of rainfall in 30 minutes. |
| December 2016 | Flood | Clovis | - | California Highway Patrol reported tree fell due to wet soil and is blocking roadway on Norwich Avenue near Minnewawa Avenue in Clovis. |
| March 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Clovis | - | A funnel cloud was observed by a trained weather spotter from the northwest part of Clovis. |
| April 2010 | Heavy Rain | Clovis | - | Street flooding occurred from heavy rain at the corner of Gettysburg and Willow in Clovis. Other reports of minor urban street flooding were reported around the Fresno Metro area. |
| December 2007 | Heavy Rain | Clovis | - | A trained weather spotter reported a storm total since the 18th of 2 inches. |
| December 2007 | Heavy Rain | Clovis | - | A trained weather spotter reported storm total rainfall of 0.75 inches in only 90 minutes. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Clovis | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Clovis | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Clovis | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Clovis | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Clovis | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Clovis | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glorietta | 0.9 miles | 22 | |
| Melvin | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Tarpey Village | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Tarpey | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Vanris (historical) | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Cameo | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Bronge (historical) | 4.3 miles | 22 | |
| Fort Camp (historical) | 4.5 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Clovis | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q303794 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656303. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












