Buttercreek
Buttercreek is a neighborhood of about 530 homes on Moorpark's west side, between Los Angeles Avenue and the Arroyo Simi. It takes in three recorded tracts: the 265-lot Butter Creek/Peppermill tract (Tract 3032, mapped 1979–1981 for UWC-Moorpark Investors) and, to the east, Griffin Homes' Tract 2817 (1979) and Heather Glen (Tract 3841, 1983). Homes sold in recent years were built in 1983 and 1984.
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Buttercreek quick facts
| Also called | Butter Creek, Peppermill, Butter Creek/Peppermill |
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| Where | West Moorpark between Los Angeles Avenue (SR-118) and the Arroyo Simi, west of Maureen Lane, around Butter Creek Road, Pepper Mill Street, Avedon and Talmadge roads, Elderberry and Penrose avenues and Harvester Street. |
| City / jurisdiction | City of Moorpark · ZIP 93021 |
| Built | Early 1980s (tract maps recorded 1979–1983; homes sold in recent years were built in 1983–1984) |
| Builders | UWC-Moorpark Investors Ltd. (owner of record, Tract 3032), Griffin Homes Moorpark, through Griffin Development Co. (owner of record, Tracts 2817 and 3841; Frontier Enterprises also a partner on Tract 3841) |
| Homes | About 534 (265 in Tract 3032, 78 in Tract 2817, 191 in Tract 3841, per county parcel records) |
| Home types | Single-family homes of about 1,800–3,600 sq ft (Tract 3032) and 1,200–2,300 sq ft (Tract 2817); smaller homes of about 950–1,680 sq ft in Heather Glen, some described as attached townhomes |
| Gates | Not gated |
| HOA | No HOA in the Butter Creek/Peppermill tract (Tract 3032), according to recent sales; its 265 lots are City of Moorpark Landscaping & Lighting Zone 3 and pay $11.62 each for FY 2026–27 to maintain the Butter Creek Road entry monument and Pepper Mill Street landscaping. Heather Glen (Tract 3841) has its own association. |
| Tracts | 3 named tracts and sub-neighborhoods (list) |
| Parks nearby | Glenwood Park (11800 Harvester St.) |
| School district | Moorpark Unified School District, Ventura County Community College District (Moorpark College) |
Pins are approximate centers. Outlines are recorded tract maps from county GIS; tap one for its guide.
Living in Buttercreek
Butter Creek Road, Pepper Mill and Meadow streets and nine short courts hold single-family homes of roughly 1,800 to 3,600 square feet on lots of about 6,500 to 8,900 square feet. Avedon and Talmadge roads have 78 homes of about 1,200 to 2,300 square feet, while Heather Glen's 191 smaller homes, some attached, line Penrose and Elderberry avenues and nearby courts.
All of the maps were recorded under Ventura County, before Moorpark became a city. The Butter Creek/Peppermill tract has no HOA, according to recent sales; instead its lots pay a small city assessment, $11.62 each for 2026–27, for the entry monument at Butter Creek Road and Los Angeles Avenue and the Pepper Mill Street plantings. Heather Glen has its own association, and Glenwood Park sits on Harvester Street at that end.
The lay of the land
Early-1980s neighborhood of single-family streets and short courts, plus the smaller Heather Glen homes at its east end, with a city-maintained entry monument at Butter Creek Road and Los Angeles Avenue.
Heatherglen Court, a cul-de-sac in the Butter Creek/Peppermill tract, is not part of the Heather Glen tract on Penrose and Elderberry avenues. Buttercreek is also separate from Buttercreek Estates, a later section of Mountain Meadows south of the Arroyo Simi. Listings can blur the two: a 2026 listing for a 1983 house on Wildflower Court, in the Butter Creek/Peppermill tract, gave its subdivision as Buttercreek Estates.
Tracts & sub-neighborhoods of Buttercreek
The named tracts, villages and gated enclaves residents, HOAs and the MLS use inside the neighborhood, each with its own page.
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Schools near Buttercreek
School attendance areas
Moorpark Unified School District
From MUSD's list of schools:
- Elementary and middle: MUSD publishes attendance areas only through its online locator
- High: Moorpark High School (The district's only comprehensive high school; MUSD publishes no high school boundary, and The High School at Moorpark College admits by application)
These come from the district's own data, not from this site; each tract page has its own answer. Assignment goes by address. Confirm with MUSD School Locator, or check an address here.
Public schools nearby
- Flory Academy of Sciences and Technology (240 Flory Ave.)
- Chaparral Middle School (280 Poindexter Ave.)
Being nearby doesn't mean a school is assigned. Attendance goes by address and boundaries change; confirm with the district.
- Moorpark Unified School District: find the assigned schools for an address
- Ventura County Community College District (Moorpark College): find the assigned schools for an address
Services, representation & fire safety
These are Moorpark's area-wide providers; some vary by street.
| Police | Moorpark Police Department (contract with the Ventura County Sheriff's Office) (805) 532-2700 station; (805) 654-9511 non-emergency dispatch; 911 for emergencies · Moorpark Police Services Center, 610 Spring Road, shared with the CHP Moorpark Area office. Capt. Nick Odenath serves as police chief. |
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| Fire | Ventura County Fire Department 911 for emergencies; Station 40 (805) 378-7000; Station 42 (805) 378-7007 · Station 40, 4185 Cedar Springs St. (west Moorpark, built 1989), and Station 42, 295 E. High St. (central and east Moorpark). |
| Water & sewer | Ventura County Waterworks District No. 1 (805) 378-3000 · Serves the city and nearby unincorporated land to the north and west. Supply is mostly imported State Water Project water through Calleguas Municipal Water District, plus local groundwater and recycled water. |
| Electric | Southern California Edison (delivery and billing) with Clean Power Alliance (default power supplier) SCE (800) 655-4555; CPA (888) 585-3788 · Residents are enrolled by default in a Clean Power Alliance plan and can choose another CPA plan or opt out to SCE. |
| Gas | Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) (877) 238-0092 |
| Trash & recycling | WM (Waste Management) (805) 522-9400 · The city's residential hauler. Billing is every two months; trash, recycling and green organics carts (yard and food waste) are required under state law. Senior and small-cart discounts are available through WM. |
| Parks & recreation | City of Moorpark Parks, Recreation & Community Services (805) 517-6300 (Arroyo Vista Recreation Center) · Moorpark is outside the Rancho Simi and Conejo recreation and park districts; the city runs its own 19 parks, the Arroyo Vista Recreation Center and the Active Adult Center. Park reservations are made in person at Arroyo Vista. |
| Library | Moorpark City Library (805) 517-6370 · 699 Moorpark Ave. A city-run library, separate from the Ventura County Library system. Construction of a new 17,272-square-foot library at 83 High St. began in January 2026, and the city hopes to open it by fall 2027. |
| Animal services | City of Moorpark Animal & Vector Control Division; Ventura County Animal Services (shelter) City (805) 517-6290; Simi Valley Shelter (805) 388-4341 · Sheltering and adoptions are at the county's Simi Valley Shelter, 670 W. Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. |
| Public transit | Moorpark City Transit and MCT On Demand; VCTC Intercity; Metrolink; Amtrak MCT On Demand microtransit costs $1 a trip. |
| Emergency alerts | VC Alert (Ventura County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services) 888-772-4482 · Sign up at vcalert.org. Incident updates and evacuation maps are posted on VC Emergency. |
| City Hall | City of Moorpark (805) 517-6200 · 323 Science Drive. |
Who represents you: Mayor Chris Enegren (citywide). District 1: Renee Delgado. District 2: Chris Barrett. District 3: Tom Means. District 4: Dr. Antonio Castro, Mayor Pro Tem. The mayor's seat and Districts 1 and 3 are on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot; Enegren, Delgado and Means are running again. · Ventura County Board of Supervisors, District 4 (Simi Valley and Moorpark): Janice S. Parvin, a former Moorpark mayor. She won re-election outright in the June 2, 2026 primary over Ruth Luevanos, with 68.7% of the vote in the official final count. Full list for Moorpark.
Fire safety: Fire protection comes from the Ventura County Fire Department. - Station 40, 4185 Cedar Springs St. in Mountain Meadows, was built in 1989 to cover west Moorpark and has run a paramedic engine since 2005. - Station 42, 295 E. More.
Homes for sale in and around Buttercreek
Every MLS listing here, with photos, prices and details, is on Properkey.
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Where these facts come from
- City of Moorpark Landscaping & Lighting Assessment Districts Engineer's Report FY 2026-27 (Zone 3, Butter Creek/Peppermill, Tract 3032, 265 lots) — moorparkca.gov
- Ventura County GIS, Record Maps polygons (TR 3032, TR 2817, TR 3841) — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County GIS Record Maps (Survey layer) — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County record map, Tract 3032-1 (85 MR 32, recorded Dec. 12, 1979) — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County record map, Tract 2817-1 (83 MR 10, recorded July 25, 1979) — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County record map, Tract 3841-1 (95 MR 15, recorded March 1, 1983) — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County GIS parcel layer (Tracts 3032, 2817, 3841) — maps.ventura.org
- City of Moorpark Park Locations map (Glenwood Park, 11800 Harvester St.) — moorparkca.gov
- neighborhoods.com: Buttercreek, Moorpark — neighborhoods.com (real-estate site; not linked)
- mendolakeland.com: Moorpark homes for sale, page 2 (2026 listings with subdivision names) — mendolakeland.com (real-estate site; not linked)
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