Porterville is located in the most southern portion of Tulare County between Highway 190 and Highway 65. View their website here.
Principal Industries
Important businesses located in Porterville are, Walmart Distributing, and Beckman Instruments, Inc. manufacturing printed circuit boards.
Top Private Sector Employers
| Company Name | Porterville Employment |
| Wal-Mart Distribution | 1527 |
| Citrus Packing Facilities | 358 |
| Royalty Carpet Mills | 286 |
| Beckman-Coulter, Inc. | 251 |
| Foster Farms | 247 |
| Bank of the Sierra | 185 |
| Mervyns | 111 |
| Target | 106 |
| National Vitamin | 92 |
| Pro Document Solutions | 80 |
Population
Porterville has had a 34 percent growth since 1990.
City of Porterville - Population
| 1990 | 2000 | %change |
| 29,563 | 39,615 | 34.0 |
Transportation
Porterville is located between Highway 190 and Highway 65 and is 18 miles from Highway 99.
Education
Porterville has 12 elementary schools, four high schools, three middle schools and one charter school.
Utilities
The city of Porterville is served by the following utilities:
| Private Utilities Southern California Edison Southern California Gas Company | Communications Pacific Bell |
| Natural Gas Southern California Gas Company | Water & Sewer Municipal |
