It has a strong agricultural community, with lush grape vineyards and expansive farmland.

Fowler is located 11 miles (18 km) southeast of downtown Fresno,[10] at an elevation of 308 feet (94 m).

[1] The community was named for rancher Thomas Fowler, an early 1870s California state senator.

[10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), all of it land.

333 households (19.3%) were made up of individuals, and 118 (6.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.