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A town of 9,811, settled in 1914.
Residents are less healthy than 97% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Overall it grades C−, 521st of 841 graded towns in California. Its weakest subject is incomes: the median household income is $47K, and 34% of residents live below the poverty line. 34% of residents live below the poverty line in Orange Cove, above both the California town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On hazard risk, just 59 of California’s 1,064 towns do better. Orange Cove's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 100% of U.S. towns.
Where Orange Cove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Orange Cove is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,392 in 1950, 9,649 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 2 maps from 1924 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Orange Cove, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Orange Cove.
Orange Cove carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly drought) and fares better on crime within California than nationally, but it is a long drive from an emergency room.
The nearest emergency room, Kaweah Health Medical Center, is 20.4 miles away in a straight line.
43% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Orange Cove. Orange Cove beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 23. 21% of adults report frequent physical distress in Orange Cove.
| Orange Cove | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 22% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 29% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Orange Cove | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.8% | 6.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 31.9% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Kings Canyon Joint Unified school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Orange Cove High, with 635 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 602 | C+ |
| Orange Cove HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 635 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Home values rose 36% in five years, to about $296K, against 13% across California. The median property tax bill is $1,626, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Orange Cove home is worth about $296,000, up 4.5% in a year, 61% below the California typical home. 43% of Orange Cove households own their home.
| Orange Cove | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 43% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,103 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Orange Cove has 843 jobs for its 3,235 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Orange Cove for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Orange Cove has added 158 jobs, to 843 in 2023. The top destinations are Fresno (13%), Reedley (8%) and Dinuba (8%).
| Orange Cove | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $47,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Lemon Cove weather station, 23 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 307 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. The Lemon Cove weather station, 23 miles away, records that about 125 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Orange Cove has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Orange Cove’s July high is 98°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 14.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 89% of California’s graded towns.
The property crime rate in Orange Cove is 3.5 per 1,000 residents. Orange Cove reports less crime per resident than 61% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
| Orange Cove | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.5 per 1,000 residents | 13.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 96% of California towns; that rating is what its B− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1996, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Orange Cove.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Orange Cove | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. US Senator Dianne Feinstein Park | — | 6 |
| 2. J O Eaton Memorial Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Sheridan Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Orange Cove
About 6 of every 100 Orange Cove residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
City in California, United States
Orange Cove is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 9,649 at the 2020 census, up from 9,078 at the 2010 census.
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Orange Cove grades C− overall, better than 17% of U.S. towns and #521 of 841 in California. It grades D− for health, B for safety and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 4 years of the area's median household income ($74,468 across the Fresno, CA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.