County
Fresno County
This is the county layer. It is often the first stop for assessor, tax collector, recorder, court, social service, election, health, sheriff, and unincorporated-area services.
Starting point
Start with the county layer.
County offices are the usual first stop for records, taxes, courts, elections, public health, social services, sheriff services, and unincorporated-area routing.
Cities inside the county can still control city permits, local code, utilities, business licenses, and city-specific rules.
2025 population
1,035,456
Land area
5,958.582 sq mi
Water area
52.756 sq mi
Directory notes
Local layers to keep on the same page.
Property, taxes, and records
For assessed value, exemptions, ownership records, recording, and tax bills, county offices are usually the starting layer.
Unincorporated land
If an address is outside city limits, county planning, building, environmental health, fire, or public works may handle local permits and code work.
Courts, services, and alerts
Superior court, sheriff, elections, social services, emergency alerts, and health offices often start at the county level.
Practical notes
Office, map, permit, and paperwork notes for Fresno County
Place note · Cars and driving · Reviewed July 6, 2026
Clovis transit has Stageline and Round Up
Clovis Transit splits local bus trips from Round Up paratransit, with route colors, senior services links, and fare-free rider information grouped together.
Place note · History and culture · Reviewed July 6, 2026
Fresno Chaffee Zoo grew from a very local beginning
Fresno Chaffee Zoo grew out of Roeding Park, schoolchildren's donations, Nosey the elephant, and a long civic push to turn a small animal collection into a major valley landmark.
Place note · Home and property · Reviewed July 4, 2026
Clovis building permits run through Building and the CSS portal
Clovis Building handles permits, inspections, plan review searches, online payments, forms, solar submittals, and inspection-day contact information through the Building page and CSS portal.
Place note · Home and property · Reviewed July 4, 2026
Clovis fire prep pages gather the local safety basics
Clovis residents can use the fire department's emergency-preparedness page for CERT information, safety resources, and a local door into household readiness.
Place note · Home and property · Reviewed July 4, 2026
Clovis trash container problems go to Solid Waste
Clovis utility billing covers the account, while Solid Waste is the better start for recycling or organics collection problems and trash container repair or replacement.
Place note · Rules and licenses · Reviewed July 4, 2026
FresGO 311 is Fresno's non-emergency city request door
Fresno residents can use FresGO 311 for non-emergency city issues such as graffiti, dumping, potholes, sidewalks, roads, landscaping, water, sewer, solid waste, parking, and missed-bin questions.
Almanac notes
Stories and local context near Fresno County
Place note · History and culture
Shinzen gives Fresno a garden built around friendship
Shinzen Friendship Garden in Woodward Park grew from Fresno's sister-city ties with Kochi, Japan, and now gives the city a quieter place for garden paths, cultural events, and bonsai.
Place note · History and culture
The Clovis Rodeo keeps the farm-town week on the calendar
The Clovis Rodeo grew from a 1914 community festival with horse races, picnics, games, and a parade into one of Fresno County's signature western events.
Place note · History and culture
Clovis grew where a railroad and timber flume met
Clovis began around railroad plans, grain shipping, Sierra timber, and a 42-mile flume that helped turn fields near Fresno into a working town.
Place note · History and culture
Firebaugh began with a ferry, a stage stop, and a road west
Firebaugh's early story runs through Andrew Firebaugh's San Joaquin River ferry, the Butterfield stage route, Pacheco Pass, and a small historic jail.
Place note · History and culture
Fowler grew from a cattle rail switch into a Blossom Trail town
Fowler began around Thomas Fowler's rail spur south of Fresno, then grew into a farm town tied to Highway 99, vineyards, orchards, and the Fresno County Blossom Trail.
Place note · History and culture
Fresno grew from a railroad stop into a streetcar downtown
Fresno's early city story runs through the Central Pacific Railroad, a green wheat field, the county seat move, streetcars, and downtown buildings.
Place note · History and culture
Huron calls itself the cornucopia of the San Joaquin Valley
Huron's westside Valley story is tied to farm work, produce routes, Lassen Avenue, nearby Interstate 5, and a city identity built around agriculture.
Place note · History and culture
Kerman's first story is a water stop, a robbery, and farms
Kerman grew from a Southern Pacific water stop named Collis into an irrigated farm town with one of the valley's memorable train robbery stories.