El Rio is a community in Ventura County, California, home to about 6,368 people across 2.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 93036.
Homes sold for a median of $455 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Oxnard; part is in El Rio
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside El Rio. 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)47 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Los Angeles, CA47 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of El Rio; 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.
El Rio had 7,037 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2000.
It’s the 604th 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 (3 miles 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).
839 doctors and other health care providers list an office in El Rio.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 52 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 82 |
| Dentists | 82 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 66 |
| Mental health providers | 478 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 56 |
| Optometrists | 10 |
| Chiropractors | 13 |
| Pharmacies | 15 |
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 (11 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
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 Ventura County Office of Education, Rio Elementary, Oxnard and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProvidenceOxnard | K–12 | 35 | Alternative Education | 1.9 mi |
| Rio Del MarOxnard | K–5 | 499 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Rio del NorteOxnard | K–5 | 495 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Rio del SolOxnard | K–8 | 839 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Rio Lindo ElementaryOxnard | K–5 | 405 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Rio Plaza ElementaryOxnard | K–5 | 455 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Rio Real ElementaryOxnard | K–8 | 794 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Sierra Linda ElementaryOxnard | K–5 | 455 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Thurgood Marshall ElementaryOxnard | K–8 | 702 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Rio del Valle MiddleOxnard | 6–8 | 569 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Rio Vista MiddleOxnard | 6–8 | 637 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Oxnard HighOxnard | 9–12 | 2,452 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Pacifica HighOxnard | 9–12 | 2,675 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peppermint JunctionOxnard | TK–5 | 132 | Nonsectarian | 2.1 mi |
| Linda Vista Adventist Elementary SchoolOxnard | K–8 | 86 | Seventh-day Adventist | 2.6 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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