El Rio California Map

About El Rio, California

El Rio is a locality in Ventura County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 6,368. The population density is 1215.2 people per km². El Rio is located at 34.2358°N, 119.1638°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93036.

El Rio unfolds as a patchwork quilt of agricultural bounty, where the golden light of afternoon spills across fields of strawberries and avocados, hinting at the fertile earth beneath. It lies 2.8 miles north-north-east of Oxnard, CA (from Oxnard, CA: bearing 16°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east-south-east of Ventura. The air here, especially when the sea breeze carries the faintest whisper of salt, possesses a certain weight, a humid embrace that clings to the skin like a fine mist. Low-slung ranch houses, their paint weathered by persistent sun, punctuate the landscape, their yards often adorned with overflowing bougainvillea and the skeletal remains of forgotten garden gnomes. The rolling hills, softened by distance and time, seem to cradle this pocket of Ventura County, an unassuming expanse where the horizon feels both close and infinitely vast, a place where the sky often takes on the bruised hues of twilight before surrendering to the stars. The history of El Rio is deeply entwined with the agricultural legacy of the region, its very name echoing the presence of the nearby Santa Clara River, a vital artery for irrigation that has sustained generations of farming families. Before the sprawling ranches and orderly rows of crops, this land was shaped by indigenous peoples, their stories now whispered in the rustling of the dry grasses and the enduring cycles of planting and harvest. The local economy, while diversified, still hums with the steady pulse of agriculture, with packing houses and farm stands serving as enduring landmarks. The distinctive character of El Rio is not found in grand monuments, but in the quiet dignity of its working landscape, in the enduring spirit of those who have cultivated this soil, and in the shared, unhurried rhythm of a community deeply connected to the land it calls home.

About This El Rio Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of El Rio, California with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on El Rio and Ventura County.

Detailed location data for El Rio includes the ZIP code (93036), telephone area code (805), county seat of Ventura County (Ventura), and school district assignment (Oxnard Union High School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct El Rio is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.