What we know about Sanger
The Sanger Depot, built in 1887 next to the Southern Pacific line, became the Sanger Depot Museum in 1977.
At about 371 feet, Sanger shares the Fresno area’s semi-arid San Joaquin Valley climate, with long, hot, dry summers, mild winters and average rainfall of around 11 inches a year.
Sanger had 26,617 residents at the 2020 census and sits at about 371 feet above sea level. Incorporated in 1911.
Backflow Preventer Repair in Sanger, CA
Anti-siphon and backflow valves wear out in predictable ways: worn seals and diaphragms, a leaking bonnet or cap, a cracked body after a freeze. When the body is in good shape, a rebuild with new internals is often enough. When it is not, the valve gets replaced.
If one low head keeps dribbling after the zone stops, the cause is usually water draining down the pipe, not a failed valve. A check valve installed at the lowest point holds that water in the line. We install them on request.
A leaking backflow device in Sanger wastes water at the supply line, before it ever reaches a head. It is worth fixing early.
Sanger: water source and watering days
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.
See the full Sanger watering schedule.
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.
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Written by ACRE Landscape Co., Fresno & Clovis. Updated October 26, 2026.