Navelencia, California Explained

36.6833°N -119.3856°W

Navelencia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:California#USA
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
Pushpin Image:California Locator Map with US.PNG
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fresno County
Coordinates:36.6833°N -119.3856°W
Elevation M:128
Elevation Ft:420

Navelencia is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, United States. It is located 7miles east-southeast of Centerville, at an elevation of 420 feet (128 m). The farmland surrounding Navelencia supports orchards of oranges and other citrus trees. The township's name is a portmanteau of two varieties of oranges: navel and valencia. This orange-themed naming is shared with the neighboring city, Orange Cove.

A post office operated at Navelencia from 1915 to 1931.