Nyeland Acres Homes for Sale in Oxnard

Nyeland Acres at a glance

• County land beside the city: Homes for sale in Nyeland Acres, Oxnard sit in a roughly 144-acre unincorporated County community between Santa Clara Avenue, Friedrich Road and Ventura Boulevard by the 101. The City annexed some Ventura Boulevard commercial lots but not the homes, so confirm the jurisdiction of each address.
• Built mostly in the 1940s: Most development dates from the 1940s, with slower building through the 1960s. The County area plan designates the residential blocks for 2 to 4 homes per acre.
• Sewer through CSA 30: County Service Area 30, formed in 1965, collects sewage and sends it to Oxnard’s treatment plant. For 2026-27 the charge is $774.96 a year for a single-family home, collected on the property tax bill.
• Water from two mutual companies: The Nyeland Acres and Garden Acres mutual water companies each pump from one active well, linked by an emergency connection. Ask which one serves the lot and read its latest water quality report.

Permits and flood maps

Check permits before counting on extra space or a second unit. A County review of 200 properties in El Rio and Nyeland Acres found about 48 percent appeared to exceed their zoning density, partly from pre-1947 subdivisions and later unpermitted building. County Building and Safety will search a parcel’s permit history on request.

County planning reports place Nyeland Acres in FEMA’s 500-year (0.2 percent annual chance) floodplain, which FEMA treats as moderate risk, and one notes 100-year zones in the plan area’s southeast corner along Nyeland Acres. A federally backed mortgage requires flood insurance in a high-risk zone (FEMA, as of 2026), so check the map for each lot.

Nyeland Acres questions, answered

Could Nyeland Acres become part of Oxnard?

Possibly. It lies inside the City’s sphere of influence, but the County’s 2025 draft area plan report says annexation is not currently proposed. Meanwhile the Sheriff provides police service, and County Fire and the City of Oxnard share fire protection under a mutual aid agreement.

Can I keep animals on a Nyeland Acres lot?

Check the zone first with the County’s What’s My Zoning tool. The R1 zone bars roosters. In the RE zone, a 10,000 to 19,999 square foot lot allows two animal units of smaller animals, such as goats at 0.2 units each, while a full-size horse counts as one unit and needs a County waiver at that lot size.

Where else can I compare homes nearby?

El Rio homes for sale sit in another County community under the same area plan. For the wider market, see all Oxnard homes for sale or ask an Oxnard real estate agent.