Channel Islands Beach is a community in Ventura County, California, home to about 2,726 people across 0.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 93035.
Homes sold for a median of $598 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Oxnard; part is in Channel Islands Beach
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Channel Islands Beach. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR)49 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)39 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Los Angeles, CA47 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Channel Islands Beach; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Channel Islands Beach had 2,870 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.
It’s the 819th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Ventura County grew from 14,367 residents in 1900 to 843,843 in 2020.
Ventura County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 74°F in summer, and winter lows average 46°F. About 13 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oxnard Ventura Co Ap, CA weather station (about a mile away).
273,697 jobs at 22,992 businesses in Ventura County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
63 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Channel Islands Beach.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 6 |
| Dentists | 4 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 12 |
| Mental health providers | 30 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (7 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Oxnard, Hueneme Elementary. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christa McAuliffe ElementaryOxnard | K–5 | 476 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Hollywood Beach ElementaryOxnard | K–6 | 289 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Juan Lagunas Soria ElementaryOxnard | K–8 | 895 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Marina West ElementaryOxnard | K–5 | 440 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taheem Johnson, Inc.Oxnard | K–12 | 72 | Nonsectarian | 0.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Oxnard.
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