Berenda is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located on the north bank of Berenda Creek 3.3 miles southeast of Fairmead and 7 miles northwest of Madera, at an elevation of 253 feet . Berenda is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad.The Berendo post office opened in 1873, closed for a period in 1881, changed its name to Berenda in 1919, and closed in 1935.