CentervilleCA
248 people call this town in California home.
Is Centerville a good place to live?
Centerville’s typical journey to work is 46 minutes, above both the California town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 5 of the 848 California towns we compare have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Centerville. China Creek Park, at 115 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Centerville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Centerville stand out
Where Centerville beats most towns.
248 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Centerville: who provides what
Centerville is unincorporated, so Fresno County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Centerville.
Centerville has 5.9 jobs for every working resident, and 908 people commute in
Jobs in Centerville fell by 756 from 2013 to 2023, to 912. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Fresno (30%), Clovis (10%) and Sanger (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Centerville’s kids attend
The Sanger Unified school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Centerville’s public school: 409 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 409 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Top of a high hazard risk in Centerville: drought
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Centerville is
Among adults in Centerville, 74% had a checkup this year and 36% have obesity. Against the California average, Centerville comes out ahead on 7 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 5. Centerville: 34% of adults feel lonely.
| Centerville | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 29% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 36% | 33% |
| What stands out | Centerville | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.6% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.5% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.5% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Centerville, 4.6% of the land is conserved
Walkers can cover 7.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. For Centerville, the trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Centerville | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. China Creek Park | 1.7 mi | 115 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Sequoia National Park and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Centerville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi National ParkSequoia National Park1.4M visitors a year
28 mi National ParkKings Canyon National Park780K visitors a year
16 mi Stadium & arenaValley Children's Stadium
22 mi MuseumForestiere Underground Gardens
14 mi Stadium & arenaSave Mart Center
16 mi Stadium & arenaChukchansi ParkPhoto credits
Sequoia National Park: Alberto Carrasco Casado, CC BY 2.0 · Kings Canyon National Park: NileGuide.com (Josh Steinitz), CC BY 2.0 · Valley Children's Stadium: Emedina00, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forestiere Underground Gardens: R&sbwn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Save Mart Center: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Chukchansi Park: YAHQQLIGAN, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Centerville
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Centerville
About 0 of every 100 Centerville residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Every workday, about 908 people come to Centerville for work
Where Centerville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Centerville
Census-designated place in California, United States
Centerville (formerly, Kings River, King River, Scottsburgh, and Scottsburg) is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 16 miles (26 km) east of Fresno, at an elevation of 394 feet (120 m). At the 2020 census, it had a population of 378.
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- Area
- 8.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 394 ft
- Area code
- 559
Questions about Centerville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Centerville, CA a good place to live?
Centerville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.