Cars in Tulare County.

What vehicles are registered in Tulare County? The DMV counted 350,207 vehicles across 36 ZIPs. Chevrolet is the largest named make. 1.0% are battery electric.

350,207vehicles

36ZIPs
54Named makes
1.0%Battery electric
12.6%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

Each make count is a lower bound, because the DMV pools small groups.

58,280+
52,191+
37,697+
37,214+
22,847+
18,290+
12,195+
8,806+
8,350+
7,177+
See all 20 makes
5,111+
3,493+
3,214+
2,819+
2,783+
2,592+
2,558+
2,545+
2,267+
1,988+

The fuel mix

Gas
294,569
Diesel and diesel hybrid
20,437
Flex-fuel
20,123
Gas hybrid
9,487
Battery electric
3,466
Plug-in hybrid
1,684
Natural gas
411
Other fuel
24
Hydrogen fuel cell
6

Top plug-in models

From the state energy agency. Its count is a year newer than the DMV file and covers light-duty vehicles only.

1,374
1,134
296
217

Plug-in types

6,798 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
4,621
Plug-in hybrid
2,172
Hydrogen fuel cell
5

How many new cars sold here are zero-emission?

New light-duty sales by quarter, from the state energy agency. The newest quarters are preliminary.

8.1% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 702 of 8,689. A year earlier the share was 10.3%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 8.7% 243 of 2,802
2025 Q2 10.0% 315 of 3,156
2025 Q3 12.0% 383 of 3,181
2025 Q4 9.0% 244 of 2,717
2026 Q1preliminary 6.0% 159 of 2,641
2026 Q2preliminary 10.0% 311 of 3,122
2026 Q3preliminary 7.9% 232 of 2,926

Every ZIP in Tulare County

The 25 largest by vehicle count.

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
93274Tulare57,909Chevrolet0.9%
93257Porterville54,786Chevrolet0.8%
93291Visalia47,890Toyota2.0%
93277Visalia36,878Toyota1.3%
93292Visalia34,718Toyota1.1%
93618Dinuba23,365Chevrolet0.6%
93247Lindsay13,284Chevrolet0.6%
93221Exeter12,623Ford1.3%
93647Orosi8,133Chevrolet0.4%
93223Farmersville7,819Toyota0.5%
93286Woodlake7,691Chevrolet0.4%
93219Earlimart6,446Toyota0.2%
93270Terra Bella4,828Chevrolet0.5%
93267Strathmore4,756Chevrolet0.3%
93256Pixley4,257Chevrolet0.3%
93615Cutler3,880Chevrolet0.2%
93265Springville3,872Ford1.2%
93235Ivanhoe3,286Chevrolet0.4%
93272Tipton3,177Chevrolet0.4%
93258Porterville2,577Chevrolet0.1%
93271Three Rivers1,900Toyota1.6%
93261Richgrove1,678Chevrolet0.0%
93201Alpaugh749ChevroletToo few
93218Ducor705ChevroletToo few
93673Traver699ToyotaToo few
See all 36 ZIPs
ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
93227Goshen566ChevroletToo few
93666Sultana522ChevroletToo few
93244Lemon Cove465ToyotaToo few
93207California Hot Springs243ChevroletToo few
93260Posey192ToyotaToo few
93603Badger133ToyotaToo few
93670Yettem110None namedToo few
93262Sequoia National Park32None namedToo few
93633Kings Canyon National Pk28None namedToo few
93208Camp Nelson5None namedToo few
93237Kaweah5None namedToo few

Also overlaps Tulare County, counted in another county: 93212, 93215, 93230, 93238, 93527, 93631, 93641, 93646, 93654.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1Visalia 3 ZIPs
119,486
2Tulare 1 ZIP
57,909
3Porterville 2 ZIPs
57,363
4Dinuba 1 ZIP
23,365
5Lindsay 1 ZIP
13,284
6Exeter 1 ZIP
12,623
7Orosi 1 ZIP
8,133
7,819
9Woodlake 1 ZIP
7,691
10Earlimart 1 ZIP
6,446
See all 33 cities

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

193291 Visalia
2.0%
293271 Three Rivers
1.6%
393277 Visalia
1.3%
493221 Exeter
1.3%
593265 Springville
1.2%
693292 Visalia
1.1%
793274 Tulare
0.9%
893257 Porterville
0.8%
993618 Dinuba
0.6%
1093247 Lindsay
0.6%
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