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El Rio California Map

Explore El Rio, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of El Rio, California

How to Use This El Rio, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for El Rio, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to El Rio.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	El Rio
State	California (CA)
County	Ventura County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	34.245279
Longitude	-119.156866
Population	7,037
Density	1337.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93036
Area Code	805
County Seat	Ventura
School District	Oxnard Union High School District

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About El Rio, California

El Rio is a locality in Ventura County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 7,037. The population density is 1337.1 people per km². El Rio is located at 34.2453°N, 119.1569°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93036.

El Rio occupies a quiet expanse of land defined by the steady, persistent presence of the nearby Santa Clara River. It lies 2.8 miles north-northeast of Oxnard, CA (from Oxnard, CA: bearing 16°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east-southeast of Ventura. This flat, alluvial terrain stretches outward toward the coast, where the salt-heavy air of Ventura Harbor drifts inland to soften the afternoon heat. To the north, the silhouette of Round Mountain rises as a distant sentinel against the vast, blue-vaulted sky. The landscape around El Rio feels open and unencumbered, favoring the expansive horizon of a region where the earth meets the sky in a long, unbroken line. During the dry months, the golden fields shimmer under a relentless sun, while the nearby Harmon Barranca creates subtle shifts in the soil that define the local topography.

Agriculture serves as the foundational rhythm for El Rio, sustaining a legacy of cultivation that has long shaped the surrounding acreage. Laborers and families have organized their lives around the cycles of the harvest, turning the fertile soil into a productive mosaic of crops that feed the wider region. Beyond the fields, the economy remains tied to the movement of goods through the corridors that connect El Rio to the industrial centers of the coast. The steady hum of commerce persists here, grounded in the practicalities of transport and the enduring value of the land itself. Small businesses and service industries support the daily needs of those who dwell in this corridor, maintaining a steady, industrious pace that values utility and persistence above all else.

Community life in El Rio centers on the simple pleasures of shared space, most notably within the welcoming expanse of Roger Jones Community Park. Residents gather here under the dappled shade to enjoy the cooling influence of the Pacific light that washes over the neighborhood as the day fades. The cultural character of El Rio reflects a diverse heritage, where different traditions and languages blend into the common speech of everyday errands and neighborly greetings. While larger, more famous cities exert their gravity nearby, El Rio maintains a distinct, unpretentious identity that favors the quiet comfort of long-standing social bonds. Visitors looking for the serenity of nature might find their way toward the waters of Lake Casitas, yet they often return to the grounded, authentic spirit of this place.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rio Vista (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 248° W
Roger Jones Community Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 230° SW
Santa Clara River Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 330° NW
Century Theatres Mural (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 250° W
Saticoy Regional Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 001° N
San Buenaventura Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 2.6 mi, 259° W
Carnegie Art Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 203° SW
Murphy Auto Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 186° S
CAF SoCal (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 120° SE
Skyway playhouse (Theatre) — 5.2 mi, 122° SE
Dudley House (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 295° NW
Pleasant Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 100° E
McGrath State Beach (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 247° SW
Harbor Village Gallery and Gifts (Arts Centre) — 6.1 mi, 267° W
Channel Islands National Park (National Park) — 6.2 mi, 272° W · 315k acres
Soter Point (Viewpoint) — 6.4 mi, 273° W
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 Memorial (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 196° S
The Glitter Barn (Arts Centre) — 7.9 mi, 288° W
Cannon (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 287° W
Latitudes Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 8.2 mi, 287° W
Jake Kochel (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 284° W
Surrendered Echoes Art Gallery (Gallery) — 8.4 mi, 287° W
Kellogg Park Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 8.6 mi, 291° W
The Sunburst Railbikes (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 036° NE
Hartley Botanica (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 082° E
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 11.7 mi, 125° SE · 24k acres
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 12.3 mi, 154° SE · 8,946 acres
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 12.7 mi, 214° SW
Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 13.8 mi, 012° N · 1.8M acres
Sespe Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.4 mi, 020° N · 220k acres

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