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Welcome to Port San Luis ...

Port San Luis is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Port San Luis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

A typical abbreviation for Port San Luis: Prt. San Luis

Port San Luis is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Port San Luis lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Port San Luis is located in the (805) area code.

Communities near Port San Luis ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port San Luis.

  • San Luis Obispo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Arroyo Grande
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Grover Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Morro Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morro Bay
    • Morro Bay is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morro Bay <3>
  • Guadalupe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pismo Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shell Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fairoaks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairoaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
    • Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Oceano
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Baywood Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Port San Luis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port San Luis.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port San Luis. 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 Port San Luis.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port San Luis. See our Newspapers Page for Port San Luis.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port San Luis ...

Looking for more information about Port San Luis? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Port San Luis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Port San Luis.

Adding Port San Luis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port San Luis 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 Port San Luis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Port San Luis post office opened in 1907.

We also found Port San Luis mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port San Luis.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port San Luis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Luis Obispo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port San Luis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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