Piru is a small unincorporated historic town located in eastern Ventura County, California, in the Santa Clara River Valley near the Santa Clara River and Highway 126, about 7 mi east of Fillmore and about 13 mi west of Interstate 5. Lake Piru, in the Los Padres National Forest, is the main recreational attraction. The population was 2,587 at the 2020 census, up from 2,063 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Piru as a census-designated place (CDP), which does not precisely correspond to the historical community.

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