Turlock

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Turlock

Total population

72,879

Weather94°F · Sunny

Coordinates37.51°, -120.86°

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

Overview

Turlock is a city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. Its population was 72,740 at the 2020 United States census, making it the second-largest city in Stanislaus County after Modesto. The city is home to California State University, Stanislaus.

Geography

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

Current forecast

Forecast for Turlock, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Schools

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

Notable people from here

C

Cal Niday

racecar driver

Dot Jones

athlete, actor

K

Kurtis Roberts

American motorcycle racer

Horace Richard Crane

physicist (1907–2007)

A

Anthony Chavez

American baseball player

R

Richard L. Bare

American film and television director (1913–2015)

A

Adolfo Gregorio

American soccer player

A

Alison Cox

American rower

Amazon Eve

American model, fitness trainer, and actress

B

B. V. Larson

American writer

J

John Boardman

American physicist, science fiction fan, and game designer

John Soares

American actor

J

Jonathan Quinn

American football player and coach

Justin Graham

American basketball player (born 1988)

Leo Thomas

Major League Baseball third baseman

N

Nate Costa

American college football player

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

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 Turlock

Historic reminisces [sic] of Turlock, California

Scott Crull · 1992

From The Fields

Richard Paolinelli · 2015

Modesto/ Turlock, California (Rand McNally City Maps)

Rand McNally · 2001

Rand McNally Modesto/Turlock, California (Rand McNally City Maps)

2001

From the Fields : A History of Prep Football in Turlock California

Richard Paolinelli · 2020

Hearing on the overview of milk pricing and California's dairy economy, Turlock, California, May 22, 1984

California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Livestock and Dairy. · 1984

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Turlock Calif State of Mind Collection · 2019

Turlock

Kristen Santos · 2003

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 42 mi
• Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 68 mi
• Wildfire Timber, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 101 mi
• Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 115 mi
• Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-19 · 121 mi
• Wildfire FLORISTON, Nevada, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 138 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 149 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 149 mi

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

Recently spotted species

panicled willowherb

Epilobium brachycarpum

Seen 2026-09-30

Western Toad

Anaxyrus boreas

Seen 2026-09-29

Telegraphweed

Heterotheca grandiflora

Seen 2026-09-28

Flame Skimmer

Libellula saturata

Seen 2026-09-28

Leafhopper Assassin Bug

Zelus renardii

Seen 2026-09-28

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Seen 2026-09-27

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Seen 2026-09-25

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Seen 2026-09-25

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Seen 2026-09-25

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