The City of Santa Paula, California is located 65 miles northwest of Los Angeles, 14 miles east of Ventura and the coastline of the Pacific Ocean, and just 30 miles west of the rapidly growing city of Valencia. Santa Paula is the geographical center of Ventura County, situated in the rich agricultural Santa Clara River Valley. The City is surrounded by rolling hills and rugged mountain peaks in addition to orange, lemon and avocado groves. Santa Paula is referred to as the “Citrus Capital of the World.” The community has a quaint, small town image, ideal climate and reasonably priced housing. Santa Paula maintains its own identity and is in close proximity to the many tourist, recreational, and cultural activities that abound in Southern California.