Rolinda is a small unincorporated agricultural community in

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, United States. It is located along State Route 180, west of downtown

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, at an elevation of 253 feet (77 m). Official U.S. Geological Survey coordinates for the community are . The community is in

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. It does not have its own ZIP code and mail uses the

ZIP code of 93706. Surrounding the small community is mostly irrigated, agricultural land, prominently growing

Thompson seedless The sultana is a "white" (pale green), oval seedless grape variety also called the sultanina, Thompson Seedless (United States), Lady de Coverly (England), and oval-fruited Kishmish (Iraq, Iran, Palestine, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India). It is a ...

grapes used for

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s. Row crops include feed crops such as

alfalfa Alfalfa () (''Medicago sativa''), also called lucerne, is a perennial plant, perennial flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world. It is used for grazing, hay, ...

. It is common to see

cattle egret The cattle egret (formerly genus ''Bubulcus'') is a cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan clade of heron (family (biology), family Ardeidae) in the genus ''Ardea (genus), Ardea'' found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. Ac ...

s patrolling the fields for insect life. Raptors including

red-shouldered hawk The red-shouldered hawk (''Buteo lineatus'') is a medium-sized buteo. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico. It is a permanent resident throughout most of its ...

s are also widely visible during daylight hours. A landmark south of town is the Houghton-Kearney Elementary School, 8905 West Kearney Boulevard, operated by the K-12

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. This school was preceded by the Houghton School at 9128 West Whitesbridge Road, where the old bus barn still stands although that school closed in 1953. A post office operated at Rolinda from 1895 to 1902.

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Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Fresno County, California {{FresnoCountyCA-geo-stub