Map of Goshen CDP, California

Goshen is a census-designated place (CDP) near Visalia, in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 3,006 at the 2010 census, up from 2,394 at the 2000 census. Until the twentieth century, Goshen was an island in a marsh at the edge of Tulare Lake, formerly the largest freshwater lake west of the Great Lakes until drained.

Goshen CDP overview:
Name:	Goshen CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Tulare County
Elevation:	285 ft (87 m)
Total Area:	1.772 sq mi (4.589 km²)
Land Area:	1.772 sq mi (4.589 km²)
Water Area:	0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%
Total Population:	3,006
Population Density:	1,700/sq mi (660/km²)
ZIP code:	93227
Area code:	559
FIPS code:	0630476
GNISfeature ID:	1660689

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History

In 1858, the Butterfield Overland Mail passed through the area stopping at Head of Cross Creek Station, 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Goshen, at the head of the place where Cross Creek divided into two branches for a time, making it easier to cross them separately. It was 12 miles (19 km) west of the next stop at Visalia, and 15 miles (24 km) southeast of the next stop in the other direction, Whitmore’s Ferry.

Goshen was founded in the 1870s. The Central Pacific Railroad was expanding which continued with a branch line from Goshen to Visalia in 1874. In the early 1890s, Chris Evans and John Sontag robbed a Southern Pacific Railroad train at Goshen.

On January 16, 2023, six people, including a ten-month-old baby, were killed in a mass shooting at a house by alleged cartel gang members.