Welcome to Santa Paula ...

The city of Santa Paula is located in Ventura County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Santa Paula, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

The city was incorporated April 22, 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Santa Paula has a population of 30,152 people<2> (see below for details).

Santa Paula is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Santa Paula lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Santa Paula: (805)

The ZIP codes for Santa Paula: 93060-93061<4>

Websites for Santa Paula ...

Official Website: www.ci.santa-paula.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Santa Paula had an population of 30,152 people. This is an increase of 2.83% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Santa Paula had a population of 29,321 people. This makes Santa Paula the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Santa Paula represents 0.08% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 237th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 29,321 people, the population of Santa Paula increased 2.53% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 28,598 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Santa Paula.

Communities near Santa Paula ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Santa Paula.

• Oxnard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxnard
  • Oxnard is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxnard <5>
• Thousand Oaks
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
  • Thousand Oaks is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thousand Oaks <5>
• Simi Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simi Valley
  • Simi Valley is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simi Valley <5>
• Ventura
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
  • Ventura is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,110 people
  • Ventura has also been known as:
  • San Buenaventura
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ventura <5>
• Camarillo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camarillo
  • Camarillo is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camarillo <5>
• Moorpark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorpark
  • Moorpark is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorpark <5>
• Port Hueneme
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hueneme
  • Port Hueneme is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Hueneme <5>
• Fillmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Fillmore is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <5>
• Ojai
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojai
  • Ojai is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojai <5>
• Oak Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
  • Oak Village is located in Ventura County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Santa Paula. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Santa Paula.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Santa Paula. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Santa Paula.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Santa Paula. Our list includes 20 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Santa Paula.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Paula ...

Looking for more information about Santa Paula? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Santa Paula, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Santa Paula.

Adding Santa Paula to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Santa Paula in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Santa Paula was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Santa Paula post office opened in 1874.

We also found Santa Paula in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Santa Paula.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Santa Paula: www.ci.santa-paula.ca.us/

The official website for Ventura County: www.countyofventura.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/