The city of
Simi Valley (from the
Chumash word,
Shimiyi), located in
the eponymous valley, is situated in the southeast corner of
Ventura County,
California, United States. Located from
Downtown Los Angeles, Simi Valley is part of the
Greater Los Angeles Area. The city is adjacent to
Thousand Oaks,
Moorpark, and the
Los Angeles neighborhood of
Chatsworth. The city's 2014 population has been estimated at 126,871, up from 111,351 in 2000. The city of Simi Valley is surrounded by the
Santa Susana Mountain range and the
Simi Hills, west of the
San Fernando Valley, and northeast of the
Conejo Valley. It is largely a
commuter bedroom community feeding the larger cities in Ventura County to the west and the Los Angeles area and the San Fernando Valley to the east.