About Tower District
The Tower District is just north of downtown Fresno and about half a mile south of Fresno City College. Its center is the Tower Theatre, built in 1939 at Olive and Wishon Avenues and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Its streets hold many early-1900s Craftsman bungalows; the Adoline-Palm area has one of the largest groups of 1910s and 1920s bungalows still standing. The City of Fresno is updating the Tower District Specific Plan. The neighborhood is in ZIP 93728, with the north edge in 93704.
ZIP: 93728 and 93704 · Distance: about 2.0 miles from ACRE Fresno, 911 E Lansing Way.
Older homes, added-on systems
Homes here were built long before automatic sprinklers were common, so most systems were added later, sometimes more than once. It is common to find several generations of parts in one yard: an old valve next to a newer one, mixed head brands on the same zone, or a line that was patched instead of replaced.
Lots are smaller and many front yards include a parkway strip between the sidewalk and the street. Narrow strips are hard to water with spray heads without hitting pavement, which is why many owners convert them to drip or low-water planting.
Parkway strips and drip conversions
Spray heads in a narrow strip throw water onto the sidewalk and street, and the City’s rules prohibit runoff. Converting the strip and front beds to drip irrigation puts the water at the roots. If you keep lawn, matched low-angle nozzles and shorter cycles help. We can also tidy up mixed old parts so each zone has one head type.
Watering rules in Tower District
Tower District homes on City of Fresno water follow the City’s outdoor schedule. From April 1 to October 31, odd-numbered addresses water Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and even-numbered addresses Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. From November 1 to March 31, odd addresses water Saturday only and even addresses Sunday only. No watering on Mondays, and never between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Full details: Fresno watering schedule. We program your controller to your address’s days when we finish a repair.
What we repair in Tower District
- Head and nozzle replacement: sunken, broken, misting or mismatched heads.
- Drip irrigation: clogged emitters, cut tubing, bed and strip conversions.
- Valve repair: zones that won’t start, won’t stop, or leak at the valve box.
- Line and leak repair: broken laterals, cracked fittings, soggy spots.
Every visit starts at the controller: we run each zone, show you what we find, and price each fix before any work. Want the full picture? The free 21-point inspection lists every issue by valve.
Near Tower District
Nearby neighborhoods we serve: Old Fig Garden (2.8 mi), Bullard (4.9 mi), Van Ness Extension (5.9 mi), Pinedale (5.9 mi). Distances are straight-line.
All of our Fresno services are available in Tower District, including sprinkler repair, irrigation repair and emergency sprinkler repair.
Safety first: if you can’t stop the water, close the shutoff valve for the irrigation system, or the main shutoff to the house. Before you dig anywhere, call 811 to have buried utility lines marked.
Written by ACRE Landscape Inc, Fresno & Clovis. Updated October 31, 2026.