Clovis, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Clovis is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. It was established in 1890 as a freight stop for the San Joaquin Valley Railroad by a group of Fresno businessmen and Michigan railroad speculator Marcus Pollasky. The railroad bought the land from two farmers and named the station after one of them, Clovis Cole. Pollasky then developed a town on the site, also named Clovis. The completion of the lumber flume in 1894 led to the growth of the area around Clovis Station where a lumberyard and sawmill were built. Clovis was officially incorporated as a city in 1912. Today, Clovis celebrates its heritage as an American frontier town, known for its rodeo, Old Town Clovis historic dist…

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How Clovis ranks

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#46Fastest growing in CA #51Most new homes in CA #102Highest graduation rate in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code93611, 93612, 93613

Area code559

Living in Clovis

Housing in Clovis

$517K▲ 1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Clovis home is worth about $517,000, up 1% in a year, 32% below the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market40

Sale-to-list99.8%

Sold in May99

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Safety in Clovis

C⁺

Safety Grade C+

Clovis reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 65% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 76%.

Violent crime per 1,000

Clovis 2.6

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Clovis 14

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Clovis

Compared with California

7better than CA·2worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 2▼ 9 close Habits all close Care 2▲ 5 close Mind 1▲ 4 close Everyday needs 3▲ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

8%Fewer uninsured adultsCA 10.6% · better 14.4%Fewer adults facing food insecurityCA 17.9% · better 33%More adults with obesityCA 27.8% · worse

Care nearby

Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis · 0.3 mi · ER

United Health Centers Clovis HerndonClovis · 1.1 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · part of Clovis

DentalShortage · part of Clovis

Mental healthNo shortage

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Schools in Clovis

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B⁺

School Grade B+

The public schools Clovis’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 74% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictClovis UnifiedSchools34

Dry Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 939 students Cedarwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 848 students Reagan ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 818 students Red Bank ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 788 students Century ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 722 students Clovis ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 709 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.