Fresno, California

Fresno is the county seat of Fresno County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 427,652. 2005 estimates by the California Department of Finance approximate a city population of 464,727 and a metropolitan area of 1,002,284. Fresno is the sixth-largest city in California and the largest inland city in the state. It is located at 36°47' North, 119°48' West, in the San Joaquin Valley portion of California's expansive Central Valley. Its ZIP Code is 937xx. It is also the largest city in the United States that is not directly served by an Interstate highway (although there are long-term plans to upgrade California State Highway 99, the main freeway through the area, to Interstate standards; it is unofficially proposed to be designated Interstate 9).

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County seat - Fresno County, California - 2000 - 2005 - Metropolitan area - California - San Joaquin Valley - Central Valley - ZIP Code - Interstate highway - California State Highway 99 - Interstate standards

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The "Fresno Municipal Sanitary Landfill" was the first modern landfill in the United States, and incorporated several important innovations to waste disposal, including trenching, compacting, and the daily covering of trash with dirt. It was opened in 1937 and closed in 1987. It is now a National Historic Landmark.

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Landfill - United States - 1937 - 1987 - National Historic Landmark

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Fresno is also home to California's largest Hmong community. In East Fresno, many neighborhoods are 40-50% Hmong.

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California - Hmong

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