City
Simi Valley
Simi Valley is a city record. City or town offices may handle local rules inside their limits, while county offices still handle records, taxes, courts, and many services.
Starting point
Confirm the address is inside local limits first.
If the address is inside Simi Valley, city or town offices may handle local permits, code, and services. If it is outside limits, county routing may be the better first stop.
A mailing city is not always the same as city government jurisdiction.
2025 population
124,861
Land area
41.546 sq mi
Water area
0.703 sq mi
Directory notes
Local layers to keep on the same page.
Confirm city or town limits.
A mailing address can use a nearby place name. If the address is outside limits, county offices may handle permits, code, and land-use routes.
County still matters.
Ventura County can still matter for assessor, tax collector, recorder, court, public health, social service, and election records.
Some layers are separate.
Water, sewer, fire, school, utilities, coast, earthquake maps, wildfire zones, parks, and trails may point outside city hall.
County layer
County shown for Simi Valley
Practical notes
Office, map, permit, and paperwork notes for Simi Valley
Place note · Cars and driving · Reviewed July 6, 2026
Simi Valley has local on-demand rides and regional CONNECT service
Simi Valley Transit offers same-day on-demand rides inside local service zones, while CONNECT InterCity serves older adults and ADA-approved riders across eastern Ventura County.
Place note · Home and property · Reviewed July 4, 2026
Simi Valley emergency info works best with VC Alert and a backup
Simi Valley uses VC Alert for local emergency messages, but residents are also guided to keep a plan, a kit, and more than one way to get information.
Place note · Rules and licenses · Reviewed July 3, 2026
Simi Valley bulky pickup starts with Waste Management
Simi Valley trash, recycling, bulky items, household hazardous waste pickup, and electronic waste drop-off run through the city's Waste Management service setup.
Place note · Home and property · Reviewed July 3, 2026
Simi Valley home projects often start with Building and Safety
Simi Valley's Building and Safety pages help residents sort construction permits, plan review, inspections, solar work, signs, and Planning Division questions.
Place note · History and culture · Reviewed June 30, 2026
Simi Valley sits close to pass trails and presidential history
Simi Valley readers can pair Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park with the Reagan Library, but each has different hours, access rules, and planning needs.
County layer · Cars and driving · Reviewed July 7, 2026
Oxnard parking citations have a short response window
Oxnard parking citations can be paid or reviewed through the city's parking enforcement process, with a 21-day window shown on the city page.
Almanac notes
Stories and local context near Simi Valley
Place note · History and culture
Strathearn Park gathers Simi Valley's older buildings in one place
Strathearn Historical Park gives Simi Valley a small historic village, with early buildings, artifacts, and docent-led tours in a quiet park setting.
Place note · History and culture
Corriganville lets Simi Valley keep its movie-ranch hills
Corriganville Park preserves the Simi Valley movie-ranch landscape where western sets, television crews, weekend visitors, fires, and modern trails all share one story.
Place note · History and culture
Simi Valley has a presidential plane on a hilltop
The Reagan Library's Air Force One Pavilion gives Simi Valley a rare place where a real presidential aircraft, Cold War history, and wide valley views meet.
County layer · Outdoors
Conejo Valley Botanic Garden gives Thousand Oaks a hillside garden walk
Conejo Valley Botanic Garden in Thousand Oaks has hillside plant collections, views, trails, a kids' garden, and community garden programs.
County layer · History and culture
Hill Canyon turns Thousand Oaks wastewater into reusable water
Thousand Oaks' Hill Canyon Treatment Plant treats about 8 million gallons of wastewater each day and turns it into reusable water.
County layer · History and culture
Pleasant Valley history widens Camarillo's ranch-house story
Pleasant Valley Historical Society ties Camarillo to Chumash history, Rancho Calleguas, farming, the railroad, Camarillo State Hospital, Point Mugu, and local cityhood.
County layer · History and culture
Ventura Pier carries the old wharf story into a beach walk
Ventura Pier, once known as Ventura Wharf and San Buenaventura Wharf, is a wooden pier and historic landmark tied to trade, fishing, views, and community care.
County layer · History and culture
Camarillo Ranch keeps the city's old ranch story in view
Camarillo Ranch centers on Adolfo Camarillo's 1892 ranch home, giving the city a visible link to its rancho, agriculture, and family-history roots.