Piru, California

Piru, California
Unincorporated community Census-designated place
Location in Ventura County and the state of California
Piru Location in the State of California
Coordinates: 34°24′26″N 118°47′59″W / 34.40722°N 118.79972°W / 34.40722; -118.79972
Country	United States
State	California
County	Ventura
Town established	1887
Government
• State senator	Monique Limón (D)[1]
• Assemblymember	Gregg Hart (D)[1]
• U. S. rep.	Julia Brownley (D)[2]
Area [3]
• Total	2.836 sq mi (7.343 km2)
• Land	2.820 sq mi (7.303 km2)
• Water	0.016 sq mi (0.040 km2)  0.55%
Elevation [4]	709 ft (216 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	2,587
• Density	910/sq mi (350/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	93040
Area code	805
FIPS code	06-57372
GNIS feature IDs	1652775, 2409077

Piru (/ˈpaɪruː/ ^ⓘ) is a small unincorporated historic town located in eastern Ventura County, California, in the Santa Clara River Valley near the Santa Clara River and Highway 126, about seven miles (11 km) east of Fillmore and about 13 miles (21 km) west of Interstate 5. Lake Piru, in the Los Padres National Forest, is the main recreational attraction. The population was 2,063 at the 2010 census, up from 1,196 when the 2000 census was enumerated. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Piru as a census-designated place (CDP), which does not precisely correspond to the historical community.