What is the population of Fresno?
Fresno has a city population of 542,107. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · United States · North America
Fresno
City population
542,107
#38
in United States
#5
in California
#1,037
worldwide
36.748, -119.772 · 3,727 km from Washington
About Fresno
The fifth-largest city in California, Fresno has a population of 542,107 and ranks 38th among listed United States cities. The city sits 3,727 km from Washington, at an elevation of 94 m. Clovis, with 104,180 people, lies 11 km away; Sanger (24,950) and Selma (24,414) are each roughly 20 to 24 km distant.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 396
Coordinates
36.748, -119.772
Record updated
25 June 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
Nearby Cities
All 3,112 in United StatesClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Fresno | 542K |
Fresno Population FAQ
Where is Fresno?
Fresno is in California, United States, 3,727 km from the capital, Washington. Its coordinates are 36.748, -119.772.
How big is Fresno compared with other cities in United States?
It is the 38th largest of the 3,112 cities listed in United States, holding 0.2% of the national population.