Matheny

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Matheny

Total population

572

Median home value

$151,300

12.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$67,976

Matheny$68k

National$74k

Elevation82 m

Land area1.11 km²

Coordinates36.17°, -119.35°

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

Matheny is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Matheny sits at an elevation of 269 feet (82 m). The 2020 United States census reported Matheny's population was 1,125.

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.

Health (adults)

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

Notable people from here

B

Bob Veith

American racing driver (1926-2006)

K

Kathleen O'Neal Gear

American writer (born 1954)

Devin Nunes

American politician, CEO of Trump Media

L

Leamon King

athletics competitor (1936-2001)

Matt Crafton

American stock car racing driver

R

Roger Nixon

American composer (1921–2009)

Richard G. Hovannisian

American historian (1932–2023)

J

Jacob Aaron Estes

American film director

Virgil Green

player of American football

Albert Greenwood Brown

convicted rapist and murderer scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at San Quentin, California

A

Alfred Jackson

American sportsperson and gridiron football player

Antonio Banuelos

American martial artist

M

Marilyn Farquhar

American biologist

B

Bonnie Bryant

professional golfer

Brian Poth

American actor

C

Carol J. Clover

American professor of film studies

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

Nearby places in California

• East Tulare Villa
  4.6 mi away
• Lindsay
  14.6 mi away · pop. 12,643
• Home Garden
  18.3 mi away
• Armona
  22.1 mi away · pop. 3,890
• East Porterville
  22.4 mi away
• Grangeville
  23.2 mi away
• Delft Colony
  24.3 mi away
• Cutler
  24.7 mi away · pop. 4,361
• Dinuba
  26 mi away · pop. 25,475
• Hardwick
  26.1 mi away
• El Monte Mobile Village
  26.3 mi away
• Lemoore
  26.3 mi away · pop. 27,038

Browse all places in California →

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 Matheny

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-19 · 37 mi
• Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 64 mi
• Wildfire BUZZARD, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 91 mi
• Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 98 mi
• Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 100 mi
• Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 117 mi
• Wildfire Timber, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 132 mi
• Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 155 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Southern Fire Ant

Solenopsis xyloni

Seen 2026-09-19

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

Seen 2026-09-14

puncture vine

Tribulus terrestris

Seen 2026-09-12

Spotted Cucumber Beetle

Diabrotica undecimpunctata

Seen 2026-09-11

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-07

alkali heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

Seen 2026-09-07

Mexican Amberwing

Perithemis intensa

Seen 2026-09-04

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Seen 2026-09-03

Leptoglossus zonatus

Leptoglossus zonatus

Seen 2026-08-30

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