Simi Valley, California

Simi Valley, California
Simi Valley, California
City
	Aerial view of Simi Valley in 2014
	Flag Seal
	Location in Ventura County and the state of California
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	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	3,041.5/sq mi (1,174.3/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.simivalley.org

Simi Valley (/ˈsiːmiː/ ^ⓘ; Chumash: Shimiyi) is a city in the valley of the same name in southeastern Ventura County, California, United States. It is 37 miles (60 km) northwest of 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 census, Simi Valley had a population of 126,356. 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.