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Welcome to Muscle Shoals ...

Muscle Shoals is located in Ventura County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Muscle Shoals: Muscle Shls.

Muscle Shoals is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Muscle Shoals: 805 & 820<3>

Communities Also Named Muscle Shoals ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Muscle Shoals - it's located in Alabama.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Muscle Shoals.

Communities near Muscle Shoals ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Muscle Shoals.

  • Oxnard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Oxnard is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxnard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxnard <4>
  • Ventura
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ventura is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
    • 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>
  • Santa Barbara
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Port Hueneme
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Carpinteria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ojai
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ojai is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojai
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojai <4>
  • Old Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Franciscan Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Franciscan Village is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
  • Oak View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Toro Canyon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Toro Canyon is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro Canyon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Muscle Shoals ...

Looking for more information about Muscle Shoals? 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 Muscle Shoals, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Muscle Shoals.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Ventura, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Muscle Shoals - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 805 code has been Overlayed with the 820 area code. New phone numbers in the Muscle Shoals area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Muscle Shoals area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.