Thousand Oaks California Map

About Thousand Oaks, California

Thousand Oaks is a locality in Alameda County, California, United States. With a population of 126,966, Thousand Oaks is a major urban centre in California. The population density is 887.2 people per km². Thousand Oaks is located at 34.1933°N, 118.8742°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Thousand Oaks is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 91362, 94707, 91320.

Thousand Oaks spreads across a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic path of Cerrito Creek, which carves a quiet corridor through the earth just a mile from the still waters of Summit Reservoir. It lies 1.2 miles east-northeast of Albany, CA (from Albany, CA: bearing 59°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north of Oakland. The air here holds the salt-heavy weight of the Pacific Ocean, which waits only two miles away, drawing a constant, cooling mist that softens the hard edges of the afternoon sun. Great Stoneface Park anchors the immediate terrain, offering a sprawling expanse of land that resists the encroaching sprawl, while the distant, serrated silhouettes of the Coast Ranges hover on the horizon like a hazy, blue-gray promise. In the late hours, when the light turns the color of burnt honey, the atmosphere settles into a stillness that feels ancient, marked by the faint, dry scent of inland brush meeting the damp, incoming tide.

Thousand Oaks functions as a nexus of transition, where the remnants of a quieter, agrarian past give way to the steady hum of a modern, service-oriented economy. The history of the land remains visible in the stubborn endurance of the oak groves, standing as silent observers to the shifts in local commerce and the steady arrival of new residents. While the bustle of the freeway acts as a contemporary river, the proximity of Faculty Glade and the sprawling reach of the landscape offer a necessary counterweight, grounding the pace of life in something more deliberate. Paths like the Northridge Trail invite a slow engagement with the geography, allowing the traveler to experience the subtle, shifting textures of a place that remains deeply connected to the rhythm of the tides and the long, golden reach of the California sun.

About This Thousand Oaks Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Thousand Oaks, California. Coordinates: 34.19329, -118.874235. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Thousand Oaks includes the ZIP code (91362, 94707, 91320), telephone area code (510, 626), county seat of Alameda County (Oakland), and school district assignment (Conejo Valley Unified School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.