Welcome to Las Posas ...

Las Posas is located in Ventura County<1>.

The location of Las Posas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Las Posas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Las Posas is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Las Posas is within the (805) area code.

Communities near Las Posas ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Las Posas.

• 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 <4>
• Thousand Oaks
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
• Simi Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
• Ventura
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Camarillo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Moorpark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Santa Paula
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Paula
  • Santa Paula is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Paula <4>
• Port Hueneme
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <4>
• Agoura Hills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agoura Hills
  • Agoura Hills is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agoura Hills <4>
• Fillmore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>

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 Las Posas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Las Posas.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Las Posas. 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 Las Posas.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Las Posas. See our Newspapers Page for Las Posas.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Las Posas ...

Looking for more information about Las Posas? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Las Posas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Las Posas.

Adding Las Posas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Las Posas in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Las Posas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Las Posas post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Las Posas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Las Posas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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