Reedley is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. It is located in the San Joaquin Valley, 22 miles east-southeast of Fresno, at an e…Reedley is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. It is located in the San Joaquin Valley, 22 miles east-southeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 348 feet. The population at the 2010 census was 24,194. Its chief economic source is agriculture, particularly fruit and vegetable cultivation and has thus dubbed itself "The World's Fruit Basket". Reedley is situated along the Kings River, downstream from Centerville.