Somis, California
Somis, California | |
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Fulkerson Hardware has a long history of serving this agricultural community. | |
Somis, California Location within the state of California Somis, California Somis, California (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°15′55″N 118°59′54″W / 34.265263°N 118.998406°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Ventura |
| Established | 1892 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.353 sq mi (8.68 km2) |
| • Land | 3.353 sq mi (8.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 345 ft (105 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,429 |
| • Density | 426.2/sq mi (164.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 93066 |
| Area code | 805 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 2807036 1670906 |
Somis (/ˈsoʊmɪs/ ⓘ; Chumash: Śo Mís) is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Ventura County, California. It was established in 1892 by Thomas Bard and D.T. Perkins on a portion of the Rancho Las Posas Mexican land grant. Somis is in the Las Posas Valley on the south bank of Fox Barranca, just west of Arroyo Las Posas. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Somis as a census-designated place (CDP).
As of the 2020 census, Somis had a population of 1,429.