About Sanger
Sanger had 26,617 residents at the 2020 census and sits at about 371 feet above sea level. Incorporated in 1911.
The 2020 census counted 7,787 housing units in Sanger, and about 58.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. That works out to about 1,350 housing units per square mile.
Sanger is named for Joseph Sanger Jr., an official of the Pacific Improvement Company, an affiliate of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
In 1949 the U.S. Postal Service designated Sanger the “Nation’s Christmas Tree City.”
Water and watering
The City of Sanger pumps all of its drinking water from wells located throughout the city, according to the City’s watering-schedule page.
Addresses east of Academy Avenue water Monday and Thursday. All other even-numbered addresses water Wednesday and Sunday, and odd-numbered addresses Tuesday and Saturday. There is no watering on Fridays, city-wide, and watering is allowed only 3–7 a.m. and 7 p.m.–midnight.
Nearby communities
Nearby communities we serve: Del Rey (4.0 mi), Parlier (6.9 mi), Fowler (8.8 mi). Distances are straight-line from the center of Sanger.
Written by ACRE Landscape Co., Fresno & Clovis. Updated October 26, 2026.