Roads
The closest major roadways near Newbury Park are highway 23, U.S. 101, and highway 27.
Distances Between Towns/Cities
The closest towns and cities to Newbury Park are Westlake Village, Moorpark, Agoura Hills, and Simi Valley that are within 12 miles. Malibu and Camarillo are less than 15 miles away. The booming city of Los Angeles is approximately 40 miles from Newbury Park.
Airports
The two major airports for the Newbury Park area are Santa Monica Airport and Los Angeles International Airport that are less than 40 miles away. Other public use airports that also have shuttle planes to Los Angeles International are Camarillo and Oxnard Airports in Ventura County. Those airports are less than 12 miles from Newbury Park.
Terrain
Newbury Park is located within the City of Thousand Oaks. This city lies inside the Conejo Valley. Newbury Park is less than 20 miles from the Pacific Ocean and surrounded by the Santa Monica Mountains.
Population
In 2000, Newbury Park had a population close to 38,000 (2000 census).
Jobs
The major employment sectors for Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks and surrounding area are education, health, and social services, as well as manufacturing, management, and administration. Those sectors equal approximately 50% of the work force population. Finance, real estate, insurance, and retail trade are also major employment sectors for the area.
There are many high-tech companies throughout Thousand Oaks. Most of those companies are in the biotechnology field. Such companies include the Baxter Company and Amgen Company.
Amgen is the world’s largest biotechnology company and its world headquarters is in Thousand Oaks. There are approximately 40 buildings and 12,900 employees in the world with close to 3,400 of those employees in the Conejo Valley. Amgen is the number one employer in Ventura County.
There are also numerous other businesses that contribute to the employment opportunities in the Newbury Park area.
Schools
There are numerous schools in the Newbury Park area. The district consists of 6 public elementary schools, 1 private, 2 public middle schools, and 2 public high school’s, with one private academy. A few of the colleges and universities in the area of Newbury Park are Biola University, California Lutheran University, California Art Institute, and University of La Verne.
Types of Housing
The Newbury Park community contains two major new growth residential areas, Rancho Conejo Village and Dos Vientos. In the community there are homes of all shapes and styles, condos, and apartments. The average price of a home in Newbury Park is close to $596,000. The average price for a rental is roughly $1,095.
Historic Buildings
The historic Stagecoach Inn of Newbury Park was used by those who were traveling from Los Angeles in the South to Santa Barbara in the North. The original Stagecoach Inn, now called the Grand Union Hotel, was built in 1876.
Interesting Facts
Rancho Conejo Village, one of the residential areas in the Newbury Park community was built on the site of the former Rancho Conejo Airport. This airport was the location where portions of the film It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was filmed.