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Ventura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. It is located on California's Pacific coast, and forms the northwestern part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. It is often referred to as the Gold Coast, and has a reputation of being one of the safest populated places in the country.
As of the 2000 census, the county had a population of 753,197. A more current California Department of Finance estimate places the population at 813,052. The county seat is the city of Ventura (formally known as San Buenaventura). Ventura County's largest city is Oxnard, with a population of about 200,000.
Malibu, California
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Malibu is a city located in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 12,575.
The City of Malibu is a 27-mile (43.5 km) strip of Pacific coastline; a beachfront community famous for its warm, sandy beaches, and for being the home of countless movie stars and others associated with the Southern California entertainment industries. Most Malibu residents live within a few hundred yards of Pacific Coast Highway (California State Route 1), which traverses the city; the city is also bounded (more or less) by Topanga Canyon to the east, the Santa Monica Mountains to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the south, and Ventura County to the west. Its beaches include Surfrider Beach, Zuma Beach, Malibu State Beach and Topanga State Beach; its neighboring parks include Malibu Creek State Park and the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
A popular Malibu license plate frames reads, "Malibu: A Way of Life".
90265 is the ZIP code for Malibu. Most of 90265 lies outside the incorporated area of the city, the U.S. Postal Service considers all addresses in that ZIP code to be Malibu addresses. Some real estate agents designate these adjoining areas "Malibu Post Office," though most simply designate anything in 90265 as Malibu.
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