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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

Area Codes for Piru: 805 & 820<3>

The ZIP code for Piru: 93040<4>

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.

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.

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 Piru - 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 Piru area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Piru area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Piru). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Piru or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.