Fort WashingtonCA
A town in California, home to 290 people.
Is Fort Washington a good place to live?
85% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Fort Washington, above both California’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). No town among the 848 in California we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Fort Washington. Fort Washington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
290 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fort Washington: who provides what
Fort Washington 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 Fort Washington.
More than half of Fort Washington’s working residents commute to Fresno
0.9% of Fort Washington working residents work locally. For half of commuters, work is under 7 miles away. The top destinations are Fresno (57%), Clovis (12%) and Modesto (2%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Fort Washington, with inland flooding at the top
In Fort Washington, the FEMA risk score is 68 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 79% come from inland flooding and 19% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fort Washington: mild winters and hot summers
The peak summer temperature in Fort Washington is 98°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Fort Washington is
This California town beats the California average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 36% of adults have high blood pressure in Fort Washington. Among adults in the town, 14% report frequent mental distress and 7.9% smoke cigarettes.
| Fort Washington | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 11% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fort Washington | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 17.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.7% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.3% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Valley Children's Stadium and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fort Washington. Close and well known come first.
5 mi Stadium & arenaValley Children's Stadium
8 mi MuseumForestiere Underground Gardens
5 mi Stadium & arenaSave Mart Center
10 mi Stadium & arenaChukchansi Park
9 mi Zoo & aquariumFresno Chaffee Zoo9 mi Theme parkRoeding ParkPhoto credits
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 · Fresno Chaffee Zoo: Jim Moore, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Fort Washington
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Fort Washington
About 0 of every 100 Fort Washington residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
99% of working residents leave Fort Washington for work
Where Fort Washington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fort Washington
Census-designated place in California, United States
Fort Washington is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California. Fort Washington sits at an elevation of 249 feet (76 m). The 2020 United States census reported Fort Washington's population was 255.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 367 ft
- Area code
- 559
Questions about Fort Washington
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fort Washington, CA a good place to live?
Fort Washington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.