Welcome to Pozo ...

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

The location of Pozo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pozo, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Pozo is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Pozo: (805)

Communities Also Named Pozo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pozo - it's located in Arizona.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pozo.

Communities near Pozo ...

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

• San Luis Obispo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Arroyo Grande
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Grande
  • Arroyo Grande is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arroyo Grande <4>
• Grover Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Beach
  • Grover Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover Beach <4>
• Pismo Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• La Panza ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Panza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Panza
  • La Panza is located in San Luis Obispo County
• Santa Margarita
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Creston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <4>
• Fairoaks
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairoaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
  • Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
• Nipomo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipomo
  • Nipomo is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Nipomo has also been known as:
  • Nipoma
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nipomo <4>
• Oceano
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceano
  • Oceano is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceano <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pozo ...

Looking for more information about Pozo? 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 Pozo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pozo.

Adding Pozo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pozo 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 Pozo was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pozo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pozo. 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/