County · code 06031
Kings CountyCalifornia
Kings County is located in California and was created on May 23, 1893, with its county seat at Hanford.
- Founded1893
- County seatHanford
- Named forKings River, California
- Land area1,391 sq mi + 1.2 sq mi water
- Population152,486 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped52,700 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Kings on the map of California
California has 58 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1893 from Tulare County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Kings County was created from Tulare County following a referendum held on May 23, 1893. The county was named after the Kings River. In 1909, Kings County gained territory from Fresno County.
- 1893Kings County created Kings created from Tulare. Act passed 22 March 1893; referendum for or against creation of new county held 23 May 1893. · Calif. Stats. 1893, 30th sess., ch. 150/pp. 176-181; Kings County History, http://calflytech.com/kingshistory.html, 18 July 2002
- 1907Changed Legislature authorized Kings to gain from Fresno, dependent on local referendum. Referendum failed (no change). · Calif. Stats. 1907, 37th sess., ch. 214/pp. 260-263; Coy, 51-52; "Wheeler v. Herbert," in Calif. Rpts., 152:224-241
- 1909Gained territory Kings gained from Fresno. · Calif. Stats. 1909, 38th sess., ch. 483/pp. 827-829
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Kings
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 52,700 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 1 October 2026 · checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Kings County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Kings by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Kings County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Kings County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Kings County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Kings County
- When was Kings County founded?
- Kings County was founded in 1893, formed from Tulare County, and named after Kings River, California.
- What is the county seat of Kings County?
- The county seat of Kings County is Hanford.
- Is there an online parcel map for Kings County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 52,700 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Kings County's boundary or name changed?
- Kings County was created in 1893 from Tulare County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving Fresno County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Kings County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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