he County of Ventura offers residents and visitors alike a variety of services, activities and recreational programs for all ages. There are numerous resources throughout the region that are as close as your telephone. Every effort has been made to provide an accurate telephone listing for your convenience in locating that resource.

The following telephone listing and reference to other agencies with help you find what you need. The area code is 805, unless otherwise noted. This at-a-glance guide will help you contact many of them.

Important Telephone Numbers

Helpful Services Numbers
Area Code 805, unless listed otherwise.

Airports

  • Oxnard 385-8685
  • Camarillo 388-4202
  • Santa Paula 933-1155

Amtrak Reservations 1-800-872-7245
Animal Shelter 388-4341
Art Galleries
Assisted Living Facilities
Beaches
Better Business Bureau 963-8567
Buses

  • Airporter (Vta Co.) to LAX 382-8300
  • Greyhound — 291 E Thompson 653-0164
  • Great American Stageline to LAX 499-4316
  • SCAT Information 643-3158
  • Vista — Cities of Ventura County 1-800-438-1112

Business Trade Organizations
Cabs

  • Yellow Cab 643-2221

California Highway Patrol (CHP) 654-4571
Highway / Road Conditions 1-800-427-7623
Campgrounds
Chambers of Commerce

  • Camarillo 484-4383
  • Fillmore 524-0351
  • Hispanic Chamber 486-0266
  • Moorpark 529-0322
  • Ojai Valley 646-8126
  • Oxnard 385-8860
  • Port Hueneme 488-2023
  • Santa Paula 525-5561
  • Simi Valley 526-3900
  • Thousand Oaks 370-0035
  • Tri County Afro-American 382-8008
  • Ventura 648-2875
  • Westlake Village 370-0035

Churches
Clubs & Organizations
Colleges
Convalescent / Nursing Care
Courts — Ventura County Govt. Center

  • Municipal / Traffic 654-2611
  • Civil 654-2609
  • Criminal 654-2611
  • Jury Duty 654-2255

Crisis 24-Hr. Hotline

  • Interface 1-800-339-9597
  • TDD for Hearing Impaired 496-4866

Department of Motor Vehicles 654-4591
Dump (Landfill) Information 658-4617
Emergency Services

  • Fire / Police 9-1-1 or 650-8010
  • Streets / Trees - After Hours 339-4399
  • Water / Sewer Problems - After Hours 339-4399

Employment

  • State of California 382-8720
  • County Personnel 654-2847

Fair Employment & Housing 654-4513
Fairgrounds — Seaside Park 648-3376
Farm Advisor 647-5931
Farmers’ Market 529-6266
Fishing
Health Department (Ventura Co.) 654-3813
Hospitals
Housing Authority 648-5008
Humane Society 646-6505 or 656-5031
Immigration 983-233
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1-800-829-4477
Landlord/Tenant Questions 648-5008
Lawyer Referral Service 650-7599
Legal Aid 647-3248
Legislators
Libraries

  • Volunteer Services 652-7517

Marriage Licenses 654-3788
Mall, Buenaventura 642-5530
Medical Care
Museums
Newspapers
Parking Tickets 1-800-654-7275
Parks, City 652-4550
Passport Information — Oxnard Post Office 485-6722
Point Mugu / Port Hueneme See Page 92 / 96
Port District 642-8538
Post Offices
Public Social Services (PSSA) 652-7606
Radio Stations
Recycling
Rubbish Services 647-1426 & 643-1850
San Buenaventura Mission 643-4318
Schools
Social Security 1-800-772-1213
State Board of Equalization 260-677-2700
State Tax Board 800-852-5711
Swap Meet 644-5043
Theaters / Performing Arts See Page 54
Trash Services 647-1414
Utilities See Page 104

  • Century Cable 644-2288
  • Pacific Bell
    • Residential: 1-800-310-2355
    • Small Business: 1-800-499-2355
  • Southern California Edison 1-800-655-4555
    • Street Light Repair — S.C. Edison 1-800-655-4555
  • Southern California Gas 1-800-427-2200
  • Water/Sewer 654-7858

Ventura College 654-6400
Ventura Flea Market & Swap Meet 213-560-7469
Ventura Harbor Village 642-6746
Ventura Regional Sanitation District 658-4685
Ventura Unified School District 641-5000
Veterans Facilities See Page 129
Visitors & Convention Bureau 648-2075
Voter Information 654-2781
Youth Employment Service 289-4920

Ventura County
Government Center Numbers

Ventura County Government Center 654-5000
Federal Government Information 1/800/726-4995
Libraries
Passport Information 485-6722
City of Ventura Services

  • City Hall (Ventura) 654-7850
  • Advance Planning (Rm 125) 658-4725
  • Bicycle Registration (Rm 107) 654-7857
  • Building & Safety (Rm 117) 654-7869
  • Bus Pass (SCAT) Purchase (Rm 107) 654-7857
  • Business License (Rm 107) 658-4715
  • City Attorney (Rm 206) 654-7818
  • City Clerk (Rm 204) 658-4787
  • City Information Agency (Rm 109) 654-7850
  • TDD for Hearing Impaired 654-7766
  • City Council (Rm 205) 654-7827
  • City Manager’s Office (Rm 205) 654-7740
  • Code Enforcement (Rm 218) 658-4711
  • Community Services 658-4726
  • Complaints: City Information (Rm 109) 654-7850
  • Cultural Affairs Office (Rm 226) 658-4726
  • Dog License (Rm 107) 654-7857
  • Development (Rm 213) 654-7819
  • Engineering (Rm 117) 654-7829
  • Construction Hotline 658-4769
  • Filming Permits (Rm 226) 658-4706
  • Fire Permits & Inspections (Rm 218) 658-4711
  • First Sunday in the Park (Rm 226) 658-4742
  • Hazardous Materials Permits (Rm 218) 658-4711
  • Housing Rehabilitation Loans (Rm 117) 654-7844
  • Human Resources (Rm 210) 654-7853
  • Job Hotline (City of Ventura) 658-4777
  • Mail Services (Basement) 654-7896
  • Parks 652-4550
  • Planning - Zoning (Rm 117) 654-7893
  • Purchasing (Rm 130) 658-4719 - Bid Hotline 658-4776
  • Recreation Program Info. (Rm 226) 658-4726
  • TDD for Hearing Impaired 654-7788
  • Redevelopment (Room 125) 658-4723
  • Special Olympics Ventura County (Rm 226) 654-7787
  • TDD for Hearing Impaired 654-7788
  • Special Events Permits (Rm 216) 654-7830
  • Street Fairs (Rm 216) 654-7830
  • Traffic Info Line (Rm 120) 654-7769
  • Treasury (Rm 107) 654-7857
  • Volunteer Services (Rm 109) 654-7770
  • Weed Abatement (Rm 218) 654-7790

Fire Department

  • Emergency Calls Only 9-1-1 or 650-8010
  • Business/Non-Emergency Calls 339-4300
  • Emergency TDD for Deaf 9-1-1
  • TDD - Non-emergency for Deaf 339-4377
  • Fire Chief 339-4310
  • Fire Training 339-4321
  • Juvenile Fire Setter 339-4351
  • Operations Chief 339-4322
  • Media Operations 339-4304
  • Public Education 339-4344

Golf Courses
Police Department

  • Abandoned Vehicles 339-4432
  • Business/Non-Emergency Calls 339-4400
  • Emergency Calls Only 9-1-1 or 650-8010
  • Emergency TDD for Deaf 9-1-1
  • TDD Non-Emergency for Deaf 339-4377
  • Business & Employee Directory 339-4400
  • Community Oriented Policing 339-4369
  • Crime Prevention 339-4449
  • Crimestoppers Tip Line 339-4376
  • Investigations 339-4465
  • Job-Line 339-4450
  • Parking Citations 339-4395
  • Property 339-4490
  • Records 339-4417
  • Traffic 339-4395
  • Volunteer Coordinator 339-4401

Police Department Store Fronts

  • Downtown / Beach 648-8140
  • Montalvo 339-2910
  • Westside 648-8133
  • Maintenance Services Yard 336 Sanjon Road
  • Public Works Emergency After Hours 339-4399
  • Graffiti Hotline 654-7805
  • New Customer/Service Change 654-7858
  • Park Facility Reservations 652-4594
  • Parks — Tree Maintenance 652-4550

Pothole Hotline 652-4590

  • Recycling 650-0884
  • Streets/Sidewalks 652-4515
  • Utilities — Water & Sewer Billing 654-7858
  • Warehouse, 339 San Jon Road 652-4535
  • Waste Management 652-4525
  • Water Operations Office 652-4500

Recreation Facilities

  • Albinger Archaeological Museum 648-5823
  • Arroyo Verde Nature Center 650-8137
  • Barranca Vista Recreation Center 644-6542
  • Camino Real Park 658-8175
  • Olivas Adobe Historial Park 644-4346
  • State Parks & Recreation 654-4610
  • Ventura Pistol Range 648-4968
  • Westpark Recreation Center 648-1895

Senior Services

  • Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnostic and Treatment Center at USC 213/738-9473
  • Area Agency on Aging 641-4420
  • California Medical Review, Inc. (CMRI) 800/841-1602
  • California State Hospice Association 916/441-3770
  • Camarillo Health Care District-Adult Day Care Center 388-1952
  • Caregivers: Volunteers Assisting the Elderly 652-0566
  • Dial-A-Ride Services
    • Camarillo Dial-A-Ride 988-4228
    • Care-A-Van (Camarillo) 388-2529
    • Help of Ojai (Ojai Valley) 646-0144
    • Oxnard Dial-A-Ride 986-4000
    • Oxnard Mini-Bus 385-8021
    • Santa Paula Dial-A-Ride 933-2267
    • Senior Survival Mobile Service (Ventura) 654-3275
    • South Coast Area Transit (SCAT) Access
    • (Oakview, Ojai, West Ventura) 649-4421
    • South Coast Area Transit (SCAT) Access
    • (Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Ventura) 485-2319
  • Elder Care Locator 800/677-1116
  • Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP) 641-4420, 800/510-2020
  • Help of Ojai (Information and Referral) 646-5122
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman 656-1986
  • Meals on Wheels
    • Ojai Valley 646-5122
    • Santa Paula 525-8277
    • Ventura 643-5653
    • Oxnard Senior Services (Info. and Referral) 385-8019

Senior Centers

  • Colonial Senior Center 385-8163
  • Fillmore Senior Center 524-4533
  • Little House Senior Center (Help of Ojai) 646-0144
  • Moran Manor Senior Day Care Center (Ven.) 643-5000
  • Piru Community Center 521-1333
  • Personal Parent Care Clinic (Camarillo) 389-0997
  • Port Hueneme Community Center 986-6596
  • Santa Clara Senior Center (Ventura) 648-2829
  • South Oxnard Senior Center 639-9546
  • Ventura Avenue Adult Center (Ventura) 648-3035
  • Wilson Senior Center (Oxnard) 385-8028

Senior Outreach Services 371-8300
Senior Employment Service 648-5606
Social Security and Medicare Eligibility 800/722-1213
Ventura County Adult Center (Ventura City Senior Home Share) 648-3035
Ventura County Adult Protective Services
(24-Hour) 654-3200
Ventura County Council on Aging 986-1424
Ventura County Senior Nutrition Program 388-4317
Volunteer Information

  • Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
  • (Help of Ojai) 646-7787
  • Oxnard Senior Services 385-8020
  • United Way of Ventura County 485-6288
  • Ventura County Volunteer Coordinator 654-7850

Voters Registration 800/345-8683
Ventura County Public Health Services

  • Ventura 652-5916
  • Blood Services 654-1600
  • Crisis Team 652-5969
  • Red Cross 339-2234

Ventura Harbor / Port District 642-8538
Ventura Harbor Village 642-6746
Ventura Visitors & Convention Bureau 648-2075

Fire / Police Emergency
Telephone Numbers

Emergency 9-1-1
Suicide Prevention (24 Hour) 9-1-1 / 652-6727
Poison Control (24 Hour) 9-1-1

  • 800/876-4766
  • TTY Equipment 800-972-3323

Non-Emergency Police/Sheriff

  • Camarillo 388-5100
  • Fillmore 524-2233
  • Moorpark 532-2700
  • Ojai 646-1414
  • Oxnard 486-1663 / 385-7740
  • Port Hueneme 386-3611 / 986-6530
  • Santa Paula 525-4474 / 933-4231
  • Simi Valley 583-6950
  • Thousand Oaks 494-8200
  • Ventura 339-4400

Fire

  • Camarillo 389-9710 / 384-1500
  • Fillmore 524-0586 / 524-3701
  • Moorpark 384-1500 / 389-9710
  • Ojai 384-1500 / 654-5000
  • Oxnard 487-6311 / 385-7600
  • Port Hueneme 384-1500 / 389-9710
  • Santa Paula 525-4474 / 933-4225
  • Simi Valley 388-4279
  • Ventura 339-4300

Ambulance Service:

  • Non Emergencies 648-3311
  • Air Ambulance, Emergency Medical Services, Medical Transports 800-558-5387
  • American Medical Response 808-2100
  • Gold Coast Ambulance Service
    • Ventura 647-2087
    • Camarillo / Oxnard 485-1231
  • MedTrans Ambulance 482-8869
  • Ojai Ambulance Service 646-5501 / 646-9000
  • White Cross Medical Transport Non-Emergency Services, Camarillo 987-4648
  • Harbor Patrol, Channel Islands Harbor 382-3007

Dial-A-Ride Services:
The following listed companies provide transportation service for seniors and disabled person.

  • Care-A-Van, Camarillo 388-2529
  • Dial-A-Ride, Camarillo 988-4228
  • Dial-A-Ride, Oxnard, Port Hueneme 986-4000
  • Dial-A-Ride, Santa Paula 933-2267
  • Dial-A-Ride, Simi Valley 583-6464
  • Help of Ojai, Ojai Valley 646-0144
  • Oxnard Mini-Bus, Oxnard 385-8021
  • SCAT Access, Oakview, Ojai, West Ventura 649-4421
  • Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Ventura 485-2319
  • Senior Survival Mobile Service: Camarillo, Oxnard, Ventura 654-3275