Huron

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Huron

Total population

6,519

Median home value

$251,700

2.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$52,500

Huron$53k

National$74k

Founded

1888

Elevation114 m

Land area4.12 km²

Weather86°F · Sunny

Coordinates36.20°, -120.10°

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

Huron is a small city in Fresno County, California, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,206, down from 6,754 at the 2010 census. During the harvest season, the population swells to over 15,000 people due to the influx of migrant farm workers. Huron is located 15 miles (24 km) east-northeast of Coalinga, at an elevation of 374 feet. Huron was the city with the highest proportion of Hispanic or Latino people in the United States, according to the 2000 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 Huron, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in California

• Lemoore
  17.7 mi away · pop. 27,038
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  23.1 mi away · pop. 3,890
• Home Garden
  26.4 mi away
• Malaga
  38.7 mi away
• Biola
  41.4 mi away · pop. 1,070
• Matheny
  41.5 mi away · pop. 572
• Parlier
  41.5 mi away
• Delft Colony
  42 mi away
• Mayfair
  43.2 mi away · pop. 5,044
• Old Fig Garden
  44.1 mi away
• El Monte Mobile Village
  44.2 mi away
• Dinuba
  45.3 mi away · pop. 25,475

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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 Huron

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Huron Califor State of Mind Collection · 2019

Ground-water conditions in the Mendota-Huron area, Fresno and Kings counties, California

Davis, G. H. · 1957

Rockleigh Dahlia Gardens, La Mesa, California

Rockleigh Dahlia Gardens · 1937

Perpetual care of Huron Cemetery

United States Congress Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Huron Place Cemetery, Kansas City, Kans

United States Congress Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Choice hand picked dahlia seeds from honor roll & merit dahlias

Rockleigh Dahlia Gardens · 1936

Surface water supply of the United States 1961-65

United States Geological Survey · 1969

Surface water supply of the United States, 1966-70

United States Geological Survey · 1972

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

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• Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 137 mi

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

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-01 16:00 UTC.