Minkler, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Reedley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93657. The Survey maps it on the Wahtoke quadrangle. 867 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 397 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1922 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 60 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 figuresMinkler fell from 1,003 to 867 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 | 1,003 | |
| 2020 | 867 | -136 (-14%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 23 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.
- 1922 USGS Trimmer quadrangle1:96000
- 1923 USGS Wahtoke quadrangle1:31680
- 1924 USGS Dinuba quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Wahtoke quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Wahtoke quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
300 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 300 fires within 5 miles of Minkler between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,425 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 24 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 | 126 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 81 |
| Debris and open burning | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | FRANK |
| 9 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | BELMONT |
| 8 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | PULLIN |
| 7 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | MADSEN |
| 7 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | FKU 38417 |
| 7 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | KERN FIRE |
| 7 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | PIEDRA |
| 6 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | N RIO VISTA AV SANGER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Minkler: 5 unknowns, 5 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Asbestos. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H H Miner | Asbestos | Unknown | ||
| Secrest | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Tivy Valley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Central Rock & Sand Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Central Valley Ready Mix | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Industrial Asphalt Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kings River | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Kings River | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kings River | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
5 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Minkler in 5 storm reports between 2017 and 2023: 4 flood, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Flood | Minkler | - | Public report of roadway flooding on Wood Duck Dr. just east of Trout Lake Dr. |
| February 2023 | Flood | Minkler | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding on east SR 180 at S. Reed Rd. |
| December 2022 | Flood | Minkler | - | California Highway Patrol reported both sides of the roadway flooded at S. Reed Ave. and E. Annadale Ave. |
| January 2017 | Flood | Minkler | - | California Highway Patrol reported about a foot of water across all lanes on Highway 180 near Reed Avenue near Minkler. |
| January 2017 | Flash Flood | Minkler | - | California Highway Patrol reported about a foot of water across all lanes on Highway 180 near Reed Avenue near Minkler. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakhurst (historical) | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Centerville | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Cella | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Elk | 2.6 miles | 30 | |
| Wahtoke | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Riverbend | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Zediker | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Gravesboro | 4.2 miles | 30 |
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 Minkler | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2841566 | 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 228804. 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.












