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Welcome to Asuncion ...

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

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

Asuncion is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Asuncion: 805 & 820<3>

Communities near Asuncion ...

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

  • San Luis Obispo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • El Paso de Robles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • El Paso de Robles is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso de Robles
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,521 people
  • Morro Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Morro Bay is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morro Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morro Bay <4>
  • Linne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Linne is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linne
  • Creston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Paso Robles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Oak Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Oak Park is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Santa Margarita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cayucos
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wellsona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wellsona is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsona

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asuncion ...

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

Adding Asuncion to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Asuncion.

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 Asuncion - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 805 code has been Overlayed with the 820 area code. New phone numbers in the Asuncion area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Asuncion area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.