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El Rio, California

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El Rio, California

El Rio is a small, rural unincorporated town in Ventura County, California, United States, on the northeast side of the 101 Freeway and Oxnard, and south of the Santa Clara River. The town was founded in 1875 and named New Jerusalem by the owner of general store who became the first postmaster in 1882.

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About El Rio

Set in the southern part of California, El Rio is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, El Rio is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.02 square miles.

📰 El Rio News Today

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes El Rio Unique

  • The only place in America named El Rio — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
  • An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
  • Positioned in southern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

  • Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
  • Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
  • Easy reach of Oxnard (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in El Rio

📍 Spanish Hills

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in El Rio

  • BJ's — american
  • Cafe Amri
  • Chili's — tex-mex
  • Gen Korean BBQ House
  • Kabuki Japanese Restaurant — japanese
  • King and Queen Cantina — mexican
  • Larsen's Grill
  • Lazy Dog — american
  • Luna Grill — mediterranean
  • Olive Garden — italian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

  • Activate Games · Arcade

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in El Rio

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in El Rio

  • Junipero Serra Elementary
  • Portola Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

StateCalifornia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.02 sq mi
Coordinates34.2454, -119.1568

🗺️ Map of El Rio

🏘️ Nearby Communities

Saticoy, CA · 3 miOxnard, CA · 4 miSan Buenaventura (Ventura), CA · 6 miPort Hueneme, CA · 6 miChannel Islands Beach, CA · 7 miCamarillo, CA · 7 miSomis, CA · 9 miSanta Paula, CA · 9 mi