Fowler

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Fowler

Total population

7,094

Median home value

$379,800

25.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$66,983

Fowler$67k

National$74k

Founded

1908

Elevation94 m

Land area6.52 km²

Weather44°F · Clear

Coordinates36.62°, -119.67°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Fowler is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. It is located within the San Joaquin Valley. It has a strong agricultural community, with lush grape vineyards and expansive farmland. Fowler is located 11 miles (18 km) southeast of downtown Fresno, at an elevation of 308 feet. The population was 6,700 at the 2020 census, and 5,570 at the 2010 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Fowler, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

B

Bob Van Osdel

American high jumper (1910-1987)

Matt Garza

American professional baseball player, pitcher

Victor Davis Hanson

American classicist and military historian

R

Robert M. Miura

American mathematics researcher, academic

E. Hoffmann Price

American writer (1898–1988)

A

Andrea Duran

softball player

C

Calaway H. Dodson

American botanist, orchidologist & taxonomist (1928-2020)

D

David Little

American football player

Don Lang

American baseball player (1915-2010)

Howard Craghead

American baseball player (1908–1962)

J

James A. Hayes

American politician, California (1921-2000)

James Sanderson

United States Navy Vice Admiral (1925–2010)

L

Lee Henderson Watkins

American anthropologist

Marvin R. Baxter

American judge

Marvin X

American writer

S

Shirley Ximena Hopper Russell

American artist (1886-1985)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

• Malaga
  5.1 mi away
• Parlier
  7.3 mi away
• Mayfair
  11.1 mi away · pop. 5,044
• Reedley
  12.8 mi away · pop. 25,609
• Old Fig Garden
  14.1 mi away
• Delft Colony
  14.8 mi away
• El Monte Mobile Village
  14.8 mi away
• Dinuba
  16.3 mi away · pop. 25,475
• Orange Cove
  19.7 mi away
• Orosi
  22 mi away
• Home Garden
  22.3 mi away
• Cutler
  22.5 mi away · pop. 4,361

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Fowler

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Fowler Califo State of Mind Collection · 2019

An Act to Designate the Facility of the United States Postal Service Located at 19 East Merced Street in Fowler, California, as the "Cecil E. Bolt Post Office."

United States · 2013

What I Saw In California

Edwin Bryant · 1848

Sunshine and shadow

Earlene Fowler · 2003

Delectable mountains

Earlene Fowler · 2005

Jane Austen Book Club

Karen Joy Fowler · 2004

Mariner's compass

Earlene Fowler · 1999

Whistleblower

Susan Fowler · 2020

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-19 · 39 mi
• Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 65 mi
• Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 85 mi
• Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 109 mi
• Wildfire Timber, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 117 mi
• Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 119 mi
• Wildfire BUZZARD, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 126 mi
• Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 135 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Gray Bird Grasshopper

Schistocerca nitens

Seen 2026-09-29

Four-spurred Assassin Bug

Zelus tetracanthus

Seen 2026-09-24

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Seen 2026-09-24

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Seen 2026-09-15

Giant Crab Spider

Olios giganteus

Seen 2026-09-13

Southern Fire Ant

Solenopsis xyloni

Seen 2026-09-13

Leptoglossus zonatus

Leptoglossus zonatus

Seen 2026-09-13

European Paper Wasp

Polistes dominula

Seen 2026-09-12

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Seen 2026-09-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).