Welcome to Morro Bay ...

The coastal city of Morro Bay is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morro Bay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

The city was incorporated July 17, 1964.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Morro Bay has a population of 10,537 people<2> (see below for details).

Morro Bay is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Morro Bay lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Morro Bay is within the boundaries of the (805) area code.

The ZIP codes for Morro Bay: 93442-93443<4>

Websites for Morro Bay ...

Official Website: www.morro-bay.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Morro Bay had an population of 10,537 people. This is an increase of 2.96% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Morro Bay had a population of 10,234 people. This makes Morro Bay the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Morro Bay represents 0.03% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 368th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,234 people, the population of Morro Bay decreased 1.12% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,350 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Morro Bay.

Communities near Morro Bay ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Morro Bay.

• San Luis Obispo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis Obispo
  • San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis Obispo <5>
• Atascadero
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atascadero
  • Atascadero is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atascadero <5>
• Pismo Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pismo Beach
  • Pismo Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pismo Beach <5>
• Cayucos
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayucos
  • Cayucos is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayucos <5>
• Harmony
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <5>
• Santa Margarita
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Margarita
  • Santa Margarita is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Margarita <5>
• Avila Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avila Beach
  • Avila Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avila Beach <5>
• Port San Luis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port San Luis
  • Port San Luis is located in San Luis Obispo County
• San Miguelito
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguelito have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguelito
  • San Miguelito is located in San Luis Obispo County
• Templeton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
  • Templeton is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Templeton <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Morro Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morro Bay.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morro Bay. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morro Bay.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morro Bay. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Morro Bay.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morro Bay ...

Looking for more information about Morro Bay? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Morro Bay, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Morro Bay.

Adding Morro Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morro Bay in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Morro Bay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Morro Bay post office opened in 1923.

We also found Morro Bay on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morro Bay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Morro Bay: www.morro-bay.ca.us/

The official website for San Luis Obispo County: www.co.slo.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/