City profile · Small City
Porterville, California
Verified Oct 19, 2026Who leads Porterville, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Greg Meister
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 39,615
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 19, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 19, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceci.porterville.ca.us/government/city_council/mayor_s_message.php ↗
- Official leadership pageci.porterville.ca.us/government/city_council/mayor_s_message.php ↗
- City websiteci.porterville.ca.us ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Greg Meister CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 19, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 39,615
- Median household income
- $55,785
- Median age
- 31.3
- Land area
- 18.82 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,104.9 per sq mi
- County
- Tulare County
- Metro area
- Visalia, CA
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$139M
- City hall phone
- (559) 782-7499
- Official website
- ci.porterville.ca.us ↗
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