Ojai, California
city in Ventura County, California, United States
Ojai (/ˈoʊhaɪ/ OH-hy) is a city in Ventura County in the U.S. state of California. It is northwest of Los Angeles and east of Santa Barbara. It is about 10 miles (16 km) long by 3 miles (5 km) wide, surrounded by hills and mountains. The population was 7,637 at the 2020 census.[6]
Ojai, California | |
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Top to bottom, left to right: Ojai Valley Museum; U.S. Post Office; Ojai Arcade; aerial view of Ojai | |
Coordinates: 34°26′57″N 119°14′48″W / 34.44917°N 119.24667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Ventura |
Incorporated | August 5, 1921[1] |
Named for | Chumash: 'Awha'y ("Moon")[2] |
Government | |
• Type | City Council—City Manager[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 4.37 sq mi (11.32 km2) |
• Land | 4.36 sq mi (11.28 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) 0.35% |
Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,637 |
• Density | 1,700/sq mi (670/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 93023 & 93024 |
Area code | 805 |
FIPS code | 06-53476 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1652763, 2411308 |
Website | ojaicity |
References
change- ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ McCall, Lynne; Perry, Rosalind (2002). California's Chumash Indians : a project of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Education Center (Revised ed.). San Luis Obispo, Calif: EZ Nature Books. ISBN 978-0936784151.
- ↑ "City Government". City of Ojai. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Ojai". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Ojai (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau.