Oak View, California
| Oak View | |
|---|---|
| census-designated place | |
 Location in Ventura County and the state of California |
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| Coordinates: 34°23′51″N 119°18′0″W / 34.39750°N 119.30000°WCoordinates: 34°23′51″N 119°18′0″W / 34.39750°N 119.30000°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Ventura |
| Government | |
| • State Senator | Hannah-Beth Jackson (D) |
| • Assemblymember | Monique Limón (D) |
| • U. S. Rep. | Julia Brownley (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.962 sq mi (5.082 km2) |
| • Land | 1.962 sq mi (5.082 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,066 |
| • Density | 2,100/sq mi (800/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 93022 |
| Area code(s) | 805 |
| FIPS code | 06-53182 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1661131 |
Oak View is an unincorporated community in Ventura County, California, United States located along the Ventura River between the towns of Casitas Springs (south) and Mira Monte (north) in a narrow river valley. Lake Casitas and the community of Ojai are nearby. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Oak View as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. At the 2010 census, the population of Oak View was 4,066, down from 4,199 at the 2000 census, making it the third largest community between Ojai and the city of Ventura.
The town of Oak View "sprang up" in the late 1940s and early 1950s as a bedroom community primarily, although not exclusively, for those who worked in the oil industry in nearby Ventura. Besides nearby downtown Ojai, Oak View is the only other town in the Ojai Valley with a discernible "downtown", which has developed along the Ventura Avenue/Highway 33 corridor, and includes a post office, a grocery store and a grocery mart, one bank, a Thai restaurant, a coffee house/restaurant, a Mexican restaurant, a pizza parlor, two automobile repair shops, two tire shops, two self-serve gasoline stations, two coffee shops, an equipment rental yard, several hair stylists, a pet supplies store, a bar, a liquor store, a walk-in medical office, a real estate office, a car wash, a laundromat, a used car dealership, a tanning salon, a Sheriff's post, a video store, and other service and retail-oriented businesses.
At various times the citizens of Oak View have contemplated incorporation as an alternative to being governed by the County of Ventura. But because the town lacks the ability to provide the same services of an incorporated city, and due to the lack of interest to self govern, those attempts have been short lived. At one time the citizens contemplated incorporation and a name change to "River City", which also failed to garner much local interest.
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