Charles Street
The Charles Street neighborhood is the residential pocket just north of High Street and the rail line. The City's housing element describes it as part of Moorpark's earliest-developed core. Its blocks were platted as the M.L. Wicks Subdivision in 1906 and the Moorpark Eastern Addition in 1912, so its houses span more than a century.
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Charles Street quick facts
| Also called | Charles Street neighborhood |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Downtown Moorpark, Moorpark |
| Builder | Platted as the M.L. Wicks Subdivision (1906) and the Moorpark Eastern Addition (1912); homes built by many individual owners over time |
| Built | Early 1900s onward, with apartments added in 1986, 2012 and 2018 |
| Home types | Small single-family homes and cottages, mostly about 800-2,000 sq ft (assessor), mixed with small apartment buildings: Tafoya Terrace (31 senior units, 344 Charles St), Charles Street Terrace (19 family units, 396 Charles St) and Walnut Apartments (24 units, 80 Everett St) |
| Lot sizes | Mostly about 6,000-8,500 sq ft |
| Streets | Charles St, Everett St, Walnut St, Magnolia St, Bonnie View St, Wicks Rd, Valley Rd, High St |
| Gates | Not gated |
| HOA | No HOA. These are public streets. |
Approximate location, not a tract boundary.
About Charles Street
Most homes are small, about 800 to 2,000 square feet, on lots of about 6,000 to 8,500 square feet. Charles Street also has the Tafoya Terrace senior apartments and Charles Street Terrace, and the Walnut Apartments are on Everett Street. Magnolia Park is at 296 Charles Street. High Street's restaurants, the arts center and the Metrolink/Amtrak platform are a block or two south.
Schools for Charles Street
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. Assignment goes by address, and districts change boundaries and run choice and transfer programs. Confirm with MUSD School Locator, or check an address here.
Downtown Moorpark, Moorpark
Downtown Moorpark is the city's original town center. It runs from Charles Street and the High Street rail station south across Los Angeles Avenue to the Arroyo Simi. The townsite was mapped beside the railroad in 1900, and the area filled in over the next century, from early cottages and 1950s tract streets to condo complexes and small-lot communities built since 2000.
The Downtown Moorpark guide: HOA, schools nearby, services →
Other tracts in Downtown Moorpark
Homes for sale near Charles Street
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Where these facts come from
- City of Moorpark 2021-2029 Housing Element (Los Angeles Avenue Corridor/Downtown; Table 4-15 apartments) — moorparkca.gov
- Ventura County Surveyor record map: M.L. Wicks Subdivision, 5 MR 37 (1906) — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County Surveyor record map: Moorpark Eastern Addition, 5 MR 18.5 (1912) — maps.ventura.org
- City of Moorpark Park Locations (Magnolia Park, 296 Charles St.) — moorparkca.gov
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