Welcome to Piru (aka 'Piru City') ...

Piru is located in Ventura County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Piru, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Piru is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Piru is located in the (805) area code.

The ZIP code for Piru: 93040<3>

The community of Piru has also been called Piru City.

Communities near Piru ...

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

• Santa Clarita
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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  • Santa Clarita is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clarita <4>
• Thousand Oaks
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Camarillo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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  • Camarillo is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camarillo <4>
• Moorpark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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  • 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>
• Agoura Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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  • Agoura Hills is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,881 people
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• Fillmore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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  • Fillmore is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <4>
• Westlake Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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  • Westlake Village is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake Village <4>
• Hidden Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Hidden Hills is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidden Hills <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 Piru. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piru.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piru ...

Looking for more information about Piru? 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 Piru, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Piru.

Adding Piru to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Piru 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 Piru was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Piru mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Piru.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Piru. 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/