Ventura County... The Ideal Place to Live!!
Ventura is an artful blend of business, history, agriculture, landmark architecture, arts and culture. Ventura is one of the oldest, central coast communities founded with a mission. It has retained its coastal character with a backdrop of foothills and scenic vistas of the Pacific Ocean. Ventura is located 63 miles northwest of Los Angeles and 30 miles south of Santa Barbara and features a warm Mediterranean climate. Ventura is a popular recreational paradise and tourist destination. Ventura has been called "Hawaii on the mainland."
From rolling hills to sweeping ocean views, reminiscent of a European seaside village and compared to Hawaii's mainland; the City of Ventura is located 63 miles northwest of Los Angeles and 30 miles south of Santa Barbara. Its warm Mediterranean climate and wonderful quality of life are a few of the reasons many call Ventura home. Ventura artfully melds thriving family owned businesses with high-tech enterprises.
Nestled between the Los Padres National Forest and the Pacific Ocean residents and visitors enjoy miles of sun drenched golden beaches, diverse parks and a spectacular pleasure and commercial fishing harbor. It has retained its coastal character with a backdrop of foothills and scenic vistas of the Pacific Ocean. Ventura features a warm Mediterranean climate and is a popular recreational paradise and tourist destination.An environmentally sensitive community, Ventura offers residents and visitors surfing, sailing, golfing, skateboarding, biking, hiking, scenic and historical tours and more.The beaches are among the most spectacular in the world. Arthur Frommer, famed tourism guru, has rated Ventura beaches superior to many better known places in Northern California and Los Angeles.
Ventura offers year-round recreational and cultural opportunities. Beaches, guided tours, golfing, tennis, hiking, parasailing, scuba diving, jet skiing - the list of activities is unending. Bicycle enthusiasts are able to travel from Ventura to Ojai along the Ventura River Trail. This 914 mile trail provides walkers, runners, and cyclists with an easy connection to the Coast Bikeway.
Ventura has 31 parks and construction of Phase I of the new 100 acre Ventura Community Park has been completed. This park provides a wide array of recreational amenities for Ventura residents and visitors. The park, designed to accommodate numerous sports, recreation and leisure activities, when completed will serve a wide variety of different interests and activity levels. Phase I includes: a recreational pool, a competition pool, two waterslides, a bathhouse, multipurpose fields, and bike and pedestrian path. Phase II is currently underway.
Ventura is home to two major hospitals, several urgent care and family practice centers as well as assisted living communities and the area's largest, most dependable and committed group of physicians and healthcare providers, where medical decisions are made by you and your doctor.
Important Numbers:
Nate Minkel Troop Real Estate 805-794-9588
City of Ventura 805-654-7800
Dog License 805-654-7857
Planning-Zoning 805-654-7725
Ventura County Star 805-437-0000
Time Warner Cable 805-485-3888
Southern California Edison 800-655-4555
Southern California Gas 800-427-2200
AT&T Residential (phone) 800-310-2355
AT&T Business (phone) 800-750-2355
Wave Broadband (cable) 866-928-3123
Water/Sewer 805-667-6500
E.J. Harrison (trash) 805-647-1414
Voter Registration 805-654-2781
Post Offices: 800-275-8777
Schools/Colleges/Universities:
Ventura Unified School District K-12 805-641-5000
Ventura College 805-654-6460
Ventura College Resource Development 805-654-6400
Ventura College Small Business Development 805-648-8925
Brooks Institute of Photography 805-966-3888
Ventura College of Law 805-658-0511
University of La Verne - Ventura Campus 805-981-8030
University of California Santa Barbara 805-644-7261
California Lutheran University (CLU) 805-493-3127
California State University Channel Islands 805-437-8435
Ventura County... The Ideal Place to Live!!
