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Welcome to Ventura County ...

Time Zone: Ventura County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Ventura is the Seat for Ventura County.

Ventura County was founded in 1872 and was created by taking area from Santa Barbara County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ventura had a population of 846,006 people. This is an increase of 2.53% since the last Census (which gave a population of 825,097 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ventura represented 2.21% of the total population of California.

Below are some of the communities located in Ventura County:

  • Camarillo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fillmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Fillmore is located in Ventura County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <2>
  • Moorpark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorpark
    • Moorpark is located in Ventura County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorpark <2>
  • Ojai
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojai
    • Ojai is located in Ventura County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojai <2>
  • Oxnard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxnard
    • Oxnard is located in Ventura County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxnard <2>
  • Port Hueneme
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Santa Paula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Simi Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Thousand Oaks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ventura
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
    • Ventura is located in Ventura County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,110 people
    • Ventura has also been known as:
    • San Buenaventura
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ventura <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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