Oxnard, California

Oxnard, California
Oxnard, California
City
	Clockwise: Channel Islands Harbor; Carnegie Art Museum; hotel at the beach
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	Nickname(s): Gateway to the Channel Islands, The Nard
	Location in Ventura County and the state of California
	Oxnard Location in the United States Oxnard Oxnard (the United States)
	Coordinates: 34°11′29″N 119°10′57″W / 34.19139°N 119.18250°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Ventura
Region	Oxnard Plain
Incorporated	June 30, 1903
Named for	Henry T. Oxnard
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	John Zaragoza
• City council	John Zaragoza; Bryan A. MacDonald; Oscar Madrigal; Gabe Teran; Bert Perello; Gabriela Basua; Arthur Valenzuela, Jr.;
• City treasurer	Phil Molina
• City clerk	Rose Chaparro
• City manager	Alexander Nguyen
Area
• City	39.14 sq mi (101.38 km2)
• Land	26.53 sq mi (68.70 km2)
• Water	12.62 sq mi (32.68 km2) 31.41%
Elevation	52 ft (16 m)
Population (2020)
• City	202,063
• Rank	1st in Ventura County; 22nd in California; 117th in the United States
• Density	7,616.40/sq mi (2,940.71/km2)
• Urban	376,117 (US: 109th)
• Urban density	4,909.7/sq mi (1,895.6/km2)
• Metro	843,843 (US: 71st)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes	93030–93036
Area codes	805 and 820
FIPS code	06-54652
GNIS feature IDs	1652766, 2411347
Website	www.oxnard.gov

Oxnard (/ˈɒksnɑːrd/ ^ⓘ) is a city in Ventura County in the U.S. state of California, United States. On California's South Coast, it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the 22nd-most-populous city in California. Incorporated in 1903, Oxnard lies approximately 60 miles (97 km) west of downtown Los Angeles and is part of the larger Greater Los Angeles area.

It is at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, adjacent to agricultural fields with strawberries, lima beans and other vegetable crops. Oxnard is also a major transportation hub in Southern California, with Amtrak, Union Pacific, Metrolink, Greyhound, and Intercalifornias stopping there. It also has a small regional airport, Oxnard Airport (OXR). The town also has significant connections to the nearby oil fields Oxnard Oil Field and the West Montalvo Oil Field. The high density of oil, industry and agricultural activities around the city, have led to several environmental issues.^[9]

Oxnard's population was 202,063 in 2020,^[10] and is largely Latino.^[9] It is the most populous city in the Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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^ ^a ^b "Oxnard residents are fighting slag heaps, power plants and oil fields that mar the town's beaches". Los Angeles Times. July 9, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
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