Yokuts Valley, California
Community in Fresno County, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yokuts Valley (/ˈjoʊkəts/ YOH-kəts; formerly Squaw Valley[6]) is a census-designated place located in Fresno County, California, at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada on State Route 180 just below Kings Canyon National Park.
Community in Fresno County, California
Census-designated place in California, United States
Yokuts Valley | |
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The Post Office in Yokuts Valley in 2018, before the community's name change | |
 Location in Fresno County and the state of California | |
  Yokuts Valley Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°44′25″N 119°14′48″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Fresno |
| Named for | The Yokuts, an Indigenous ethnic group comprising many tribes of Central California |
| Government | |
| • State Senator | Shannon Grove (R)[1] |
| • State Assembly | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D)[2] |
| • U. S. Congress | Tom McClintock (R)[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.610 sq mi (146.618 km2) |
| • Land | 56.559 sq mi (146.487 km2) |
| • Water | 0.051 sq mi (0.131 km2) 0.09% |
| Elevation | 1,631 ft (497 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,162 |
| • Density | 56/sq mi (22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 93646, 93675 |
| Area code | 559 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659853, 2408799 |
As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 3,162, up from 2,691 at the 2000 census. Yokuts Valley is located 9 miles (14 km) north-northeast of Orange Cove and 30 miles (48 km) east of Fresno, at an elevation of 1,631 ft (497 m).[5]