Sanger, California
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Sanger census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93657. The Survey maps it on the Sanger quadrangle. 26,617 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 371 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.


On record in Sanger
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Stoner Houselisted 1985
Population over time
2 figuresSanger grew from 24,270 to 26,617 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 | 24,270 | |
| 2020 | 26,617 | +2,347 (+10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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 Sanger quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Selma quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Sanger 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
- 1965 USGS Sanger quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
456 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 456 fires within 5 miles of Sanger between 1992 and 2020, burning about 989 acres in total. None started naturally. 44 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 | 230 |
| Debris and open burning | 76 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 73 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | E LINCOLN AVE /S GREENWOO |
| 9 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | S BETHEL AVE /E LINCOLN A |
| 9 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | BELMONT |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | HWY 180 /N ACADEMY AV |
| 7 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | MADSEN |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | HIGHWAY |
| 6 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | BELMONT |
| 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 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Sanger: 5 producers, 3 unknowns, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Beryllium, Chromium, 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 | ||
| Reported Deposit | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Beryllium | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Beryllium | Past Producer | ||
| Central Rock & Sand Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Central Valley Ready Mix | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| 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 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sanger in 13 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 5 hail, 3 funnel cloud, 2 flood, 1 strong wind. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Lightning | Sanger | 1 hurt, $3,500 | A 21- Year old woman was struck in the ankle while inside her home by lightning. She was standing near a sliding glass door. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Sanger | - | California Highway Patrol reported a car spun out in high waters and was stuck in mud on E. Goodfellow Ave. near S. Channel Rd. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Sanger | - | A trained spotter in Sanger measured 1.5 inches of rainfall between 1415 PST AND 1545 PST and reported extensive roadway flooding in Sanger. |
| February 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Sanger | - | Social media posts of a funnel cloud in Sanger at 1340 PST. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanger | - | Emergency Management reported a large tree downed in the town of Sanger. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Sanger | - | Hail varying from 1 to 1.5 inches was reported by school bus drivers near Sanger in Fresno County. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Sanger | - | 1/2" Hail with some stones 3/4". |
| February 2000 | Hail | Sanger | - | Larger hail damaged strawberry fields west of Sanger. Actual size not reported but presence of damage indicates larger hail present. One other Severe Thunderstorm warning was issued late in the afternoon (at 1610 PST) that was based on a meso-cyclone radar signature in the vicinity of Kingsburg. However, no verification occurred from this storm that was warned for both Fresno and Tulare County. |
| July 1999 | Strong Wind | Sanger | - | Nearby thunderstorm activity along the Southern Sierra Nevada foothills spawned a gust front over the Fresno County East portion of the San Joaquin Valley floor in the vicinity of Sanger during the afternoon hours of the 13th. While no specific ag damage was listed by the Ag Commissioner, there were reports of downed tree limbs and downed fruit from gusty wind. The reported wind from the east at 26 MPH was measured at the Fresno Air Terminal which was 8 miles northwest of the Sanger area. |
| December 1995 | Hail | Sanger | - | Strong reflectivity on the San Joaquin Valley WSR-88D prompted the issuance of a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for South-Central Fresno County and Northwestern Tulare County at 1446PST with a valid time of 45 minutes. Hail size of one-half to three-quarters inch hail was observed in Sanger (12 miles ESE of Fresno) from this storm. While the Severe was likely needed for both Fresno and Tulare Counties, no verification could be obtained from the Tulare County side of the line. The reflectivity associated with this storm was 65dBz and VIL of 37. |
| January 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Sanger | - | no account filed |
| February 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Sanger | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Sanger | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reka (historical) | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Clotho | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Big Bunch | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Centerville | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Zediker | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Del Rey | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Riverbend | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Ivesta | 4.4 miles | 20 |
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 Sanger | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q174427 | 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 277596. 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.











