Welcome to Oxnard ...

The coastal city of Oxnard is located in Ventura County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oxnard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

The city was incorporated June 30, 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oxnard has a population of 208,199 people<2> (see below for details).

Oxnard is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Oxnard: (805)

The ZIP codes for Oxnard: 93030-93035<4>

Websites for Oxnard ...

Official Website:   www.ci.oxnard.ca.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.oxnardchamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oxnard had an population of 208,199 people. This is an increase of 5.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oxnard had a population of 197,899 people (or 24.04% of the total population of Ventura County). This makes Oxnard the county's most populous community.

The population of Oxnard represents 0.53% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 19th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 197,899 people, the population of Oxnard increased 16.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 170,358 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oxnard.

Communities near Oxnard ...

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

• Thousand Oaks
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Ventura
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Camarillo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Moorpark
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <5>
• Santa Paula
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Ojai
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojai
  • Ojai is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojai <5>
• Montalvo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montalvo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalvo
  • Montalvo is located in Ventura County
• Springville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Ventura County
• Cabrillo Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabrillo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabrillo Village
  • Cabrillo Village is located in Ventura County
• Saticoy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saticoy
  • Saticoy is located in Ventura County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oxnard. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oxnard.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oxnard ...

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

Adding Oxnard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oxnard 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 Oxnard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Oxnard post office opened in 1898.

We also found Oxnard mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oxnard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Oxnard: www.ci.oxnard.ca.us/

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

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