THE OXNARD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Oxnard Plain and Valleys setting.
Oxnard city has 26.5 square miles of land in Ventura County. Its Census reference point is in Oxnard Plain and Valleys, within Southern California/Northern Baja Coast.
Coastal and alluvial plains alternate with low hills in southern California. Sage scrub, chaparral and oak communities characterize the region's natural coastal landscape.
Regional context: Southern California/Northern Baja Coast ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Oxnard and Ventura County
Oxnard is associated with Ventura County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Oxnard by land and water
The Census records 12.6 square miles of water within Oxnard, or 32.2% of its total area. It is 15.6 percentage points higher than the 16.6% recorded for Ventura County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Oxnard city has 62.8 times the land area of nearby Channel Islands Beach CDP (0.42 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

