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Whether you are a Ventura resident or are from out of town maybe looking for some Ventura County Real Estate,  Ventura County offers the best of California’s beaches, campground, National Forests, marinas and parks. Enjoy yourself! Covers an area of 1,873 square miles, including 43 miles of coastline. Located northwest of Los Angeles County, and bordered by Kern County to the north, Santa Barbara County to the west, and the Pacific Ocean on the southwest. There are 7.5 miles of shoreline that are public beaches and 411 acres are State beach parks. The Los Padres National Forest accounts for 860 square miles of the northern portion of the county.Elevation ranges from sea level to the highest point on Mount Pinos at 8,831 feet Ranks 26th in land size among California’s 58 counties. Gateway to Channel Islands National Park, one of only four designated national marine sanctuaries composed of five tranquil islands located a few miles off the Ventura County coast, comprising a 250,000-acre wilderness preserve/marine sanctuary.  Population of 742,000 makes Ventura County the 12th most populous county in the State of California. Median household income in Ventura County consistently exceeds national and state levels; median family income in 1999 estimated at $61,944 63.8% of households in Ventura County with $35,000+ income.Coastal areas offer a Mediterranean climate often described as the best in the world, with average annual temperatures of 74.2 degrees. Ventura County’s mountains, valleys and seashore give the area SIX different micro-climates, more than any other county in the nation.