Simi Valley, California
Simi Valley, California | |
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Aerial view of Simi Valley in 2014 | |
Location in Ventura County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 34°16′16″N 118°44′22″W / 34.27111°N 118.73944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Ventura |
| Incorporated | October 10, 1969 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Body | City council: Elaine P. Litster Rocky Rhodes Joseph Ayala |
| • Mayor | Dee Dee Cavanaugh |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Mike Judge |
| • City Manager | Samantha C. Argabrite |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.25 sq mi (109.43 km2) |
| • Land | 41.54 sq mi (107.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.71 sq mi (1.83 km2) 1.81% |
| Elevation | 768 ft (234 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 126,356 |
| • Rank | 3rd in Ventura County 48th in California 232nd in the US |
| • Density | 3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 93062, 93063, 93064, 93065, 93093, 93094, 93099 |
| Area code | 805/820 |
| FIPS code | 06-72016 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1661450, 2411904 |
| Website | www |
Simi Valley (/ˈsiːmiː/ ⓘ; Chumash: Shimiyi) is a city in the valley of the same name in southeastern Ventura County, California, United States. It is 40 miles (65 km) from Downtown Los Angeles, making it part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. Simi Valley borders Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, and the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles. As of the 2020 U.S. Census the population was 126,356, up from 124,243 in 2010. The city of Simi Valley is surrounded by the Santa Susana Mountains and the Simi Hills, west of the San Fernando Valley, and northeast of the Conejo Valley. It grew as a bedroom community for the cities in the Los Angeles area and the San Fernando Valley when a freeway was built over the Santa Susana Pass.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, where the former president was buried in 2004, is in Simi Valley.