Noise Levels in Lemonwood Eastmont, Oxnard, CA | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
55 dBA
Average noise across Lemonwood Eastmont
Quiet office to normal conversation
1,483
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
36% of Lemonwood Eastmont residents
69 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Lemonwood Eastmont at 100-meter resolution, combining road, aviation, and rail sources. Green areas measure below 45 dBA. Orange and red exceed the EPA's 55 dBA outdoor threshold linked to long-term health effects. Use the layer toggles to view each source on its own or all together.
What the numbers sound like
- 30 dBAWhisper
- 40 dBASoft rainfall
- 45 dBAQuiet suburban street at night
- 50 dBAQuiet office
- 55 dBAEPA outdoor threshold: light traffic 100 ft away
- 60 dBANormal conversation an arm's length away
- 65 dBABusy restaurant
- 70 dBAHighway traffic 50 ft away
- 80 dBACity bus interior
Population Above the EPA Outdoor Threshold
The EPA's 55 dBA outdoor reference level is a common benchmark for residential noise exposure, especially for activity interference, annoyance, and long-term community noise concerns. About 1,483 Lemonwood Eastmont residents, or 36.1%, live above that level. By land area, 40.9% of Lemonwood Eastmont is above 55 dBA.
59.1% below 55 dBA
40.9% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Lemonwood Eastmont compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Lemonwood Eastmont
Average noise levels for Lemonwood Eastmont residents, grouped by direction from the center of Lemonwood Eastmont. The highest population-weighted average is in southeastern Lemonwood Eastmont; the lowest is in central Lemonwood Eastmont, where just 33% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, three-quarters of the share in the loudest section.
Southeastern Lemonwood Eastmont
60.8 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Northwestern Lemonwood Eastmont
58.0 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Central Lemonwood Eastmont
55.9 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
To the human ear, noise in southeastern Lemonwood Eastmont sounds about 40% louder than in central Lemonwood Eastmont, a 4.9 dBA gap. Every 10 dBA roughly doubles perceived loudness. Within any of these directions, two homes a quarter mile apart can still differ by 10 or more dBA depending on how close they sit to a major highway.
How far back from do you need to be?
produces an estimated 69 dBA at its loudest centerline points. Noise drops logarithmically with distance, with the exact rate depending on what's between you and the road. Tree cover, walls, terrain, and pavement type all matter. At roughly a quarter mile back, traffic fades into the noise level of a soft rainfall.
At source
69 dBA
Highway traffic 50 ft away
165 ft
54 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
330 ft
46 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
660 ft
37 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 1% of Lemonwood Eastmont sits under tree canopy (much lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 55% is impervious surface like pavement and rooftops. Both are folded into the per-place decay rate above. Heavier canopy pulls noise down faster with distance; impervious surfaces slow the drop.
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How Noise Is Distributed Across Lemonwood Eastmont
The bar chart below shows the share of Lemonwood Eastmont residents in each noise band. About 70% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 18% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Lemonwood Eastmont Compares
Lemonwood Eastmont sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Lemonwood Eastmont's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Cal-Gisler, Kamala Park, South Winds, and West Village.
Average noise level (dBA)
Lemonwood Eastmont's 54.6 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. California as a whole averages 54.0 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Lemonwood Eastmont because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 36.1% of Lemonwood Eastmont residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's in the middle of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 40.9% of Lemonwood Eastmont's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a California average of 36.0% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Lemonwood Eastmont
- Distance from highways matters more than the neighborhood name. Two homes in the same zip code can differ by 20 dBA if one sits 100 meters from and the other 500 meters away. The model captures this at 100-meter resolution, so noise exposure changes block by block.
- Tree canopy can help reduce modeled noise exposure. Roughly 1% of Lemonwood Eastmont is under tree cover (much lighter than most neighborhoods), and the dominant land cover is medium-intensity developed land. Both are measured from federal USDA Forest Service and USGS satellite imagery at 30-meter resolution. Streets with 60% or higher canopy show 3 to 5 dBA lower noise than comparable streets with bare ground or pavement, which is why the per-place decay rate above already accounts for it.
