Santa Paula, California

Santa Paula: City in California

About

Santa Paula is a city located in the county of Ventura in the U.S. state of California. Its population at the 2010 census was 29,321. After 10 years in 2020 city had an estimated population of 30,242 inhabitants.

The city was created 152 years ago in 1871.

Santa Paula is a city in Ventura County, California. Situated amid the orchards of the Santa Clara River Valley, the city advertises itself to tourists as the "Citrus Capital of the World". Located near the Conejo Valley, the westernmost portion of Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura Metro Area and Los Angeles County, it is also part of a trans-regional urban area with San Francisco, California and San Jose, California.

Santa Paula was one of the early centers of California's petroleum industry. The large Union Oil Company refinery in nearby producted gasoline for California consumers from 1922 until 1993. The Elwood Elementary School District includes Santa Paula Elementary School and Orchard Ranch Elementary School.

The 2010 United States Census reported that Santa Paula had a population of 30,297. The population density was 4,456.5 people per square mile (1,719.6/km²). The racial makeup of Santa Paula was 22,917 (72.8%) White (63% Non-Hispanic White), 1,728 (5.6%) African American, 564 (1.9%) Native American, 932 (2.9%) Asian (1% Filipino), 109 (0.3%) Pacific

In addition to its citrus and petroleum industries, Santa Paula is also known for ranching and agriculture. It is home to a large poultry processing plant run by Foster Farms.

The most prominent feature of Santa Paula is an oil well that can be seen from miles away on clear days—the well produces natural gas from a pool of oil that has not yet been pumped out; it has been burning since 1913.

Santa Paula locator map
Location of Santa Paula on California map.

Quick Facts about Santa Paula

Population : 30,242 (2020)
Country : United States of America
State : California (United States)
County : Ventura County
Postal code : 93060–93061
Phone Area Codes : 805
Water as percent of area : 2.41%
Land as percent of area : 97.59%
Altitude : 915 feet / 279 meters
Establishment : January 01, 1872 (152 years ago)
Time Zone : America/Los_Angeles
Local time : 12:51:35 (30th October 2024)
Population growth : 3.05% (2010-2020)
Union Oil Company Building image
Union Oil Company Building
Union Oil Company Building image

Geography

Santa Paula is located at 34°21'15"N 119°3'33"W (34.3541700, -119.0592700).

Santa Paula map

Demographics

The population of Santa Paula increased by 3.05% in 10 years.

Year Population % Change Method
2010 29,321 - census
2011 29,754 1.46% estimation process
2012 29,919 0.55% estimation process
2013 30,099 0.6% estimation process
2014 30,348 0.82% estimation process
2015 30,336 -0.04% estimation process
2016 30,243 -0.31% estimation process
2017 30,143 -0.33% estimation process
2018 29,930 -0.71% estimation process
2019 29,806 -0.42% estimation process
2020 30,242 1.44% estimation process

Santa Paula zip code is 93060. County name: Ventura, County fips: 06111

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People born in Santa Paula (12)

People born in Santa Paula, including politician Charles M. Teague, actor Eric Fleming, politician George E. Outland, .

List

  • Danny Flores (American musician) he was born in 11/07/1929
  • Angel G. Luévano (American labor leader) he was born in 01/10/1949
  • Jim Colborn (American baseball player and coach) he was born in 22/05/1946
  • Nola Fairbanks (American actress) she was born in 10/12/1924
  • Scott Holman (baseball pitcher) he was born in 18/09/1958
  • Thurmond Clarke (United States federal judge) he was born in 29/06/1902
  • Laura Diaz (American journalist) she was born in 16/02/1958
  • Douglas Shively (American painter) he was born in 01/01/1896
  • Randy Mendoza (American soccer player) he was born in 21/03/1996

Schools in Santa Paula

College & universities near Santa Paula, CA

Code Name City ZIP
124292 Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula (CA) 93060
123855 St John's Seminary Camarillo (CA) 93012-2500
125028 Ventura College Ventura (CA) 93003-3872
417123 Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Ventura (CA) 93003-0000
125037 The Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law at Ventura Ventura (CA) 93003

Stations (34)

Amtrak & bus stations near Santa Paula, CA

Code Name Address Type
SAP Santa Paula, California 245 South Palm Avenue BUS
FIL Fillmore, California 718 West Ventura St. BUS
CML Camarillo station 30 Lewis Road RAIL
MPK Moorpark 300 High Street RAIL
OXN Oxnard Transportation Center 201 East Fourth Street RAIL

Post offices near Santa Paula

Post Office Name City ZIP
Santa Paula Post Office Santa Paula (CA) 93060
Santa Paula Annex Post Office Santa Paula (CA) 93060
Saticoy Post Office Ventura (CA) 93004
Som Post Office Somis (CA) 93066
Fillmor Post Office Fillmore (CA) 93015

Other cities in Ventura County

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Ventura County , CA. (more)

City Name Population Title
Oxnard 207,945 The second most populous city in Ventura County, California.
Thousand Oaks 126,310 The fifth most populous city in Ventura County, California.
Simi Valley 125,168 The third most populous city in Ventura County, California.
Ventura 96,769 The most populous city in Ventura County, California.
Camarillo 69,521 The most populous city in Ventura County, California.
Moorpark 36,202 City in California in the United States
Port Hueneme 21,745 City in Ventura County, California, United States
Fillmore 15,604 City in and county seat of Millard County, Utah, United States
Ojai 7,587 City in California, United States
El Rio 7,198 Census-designated place in Ventura County, California
Mira Monte 6,854 Census-designated place in Ventura County, California
Oak View 4,066 Census-designated place in Ventura County, California
Meiners Oaks 3,571 Census-designated place in Ventura County, California
Casa Conejo 3,249 Census-designated place in Ventura County, California
Channel Islands Beach 3,103 Census designated place
Piru 2,063 Census-designated place in Ventura County, California

Distance to Other Cities

Santa Paula distances to largest California cities