Welcome to Atascadero ...

The city of Atascadero is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atascadero, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Atascadero has a population of 30,451 people<2> (see below for details).

Atascadero is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Atascadero is located in the (805) area code.

The ZIP codes for Atascadero: 93422-93423<4>

Websites for Atascadero ...

Official Website: www.atascadero.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Atascadero had an population of 30,451 people. This is an increase of 7.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Atascadero had a population of 28,310 people (or 10.5% of the total population of San Luis Obispo County). This makes Atascadero the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Atascadero represents 0.08% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 243rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 28,310 people, the population of Atascadero increased 7.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 26,411 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Atascadero.

Communities near Atascadero ...

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

• San Luis Obispo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• El Paso de Robles
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Paso de Robles have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso de Robles
  • El Paso de Robles is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,521 people
• Morro Bay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Templeton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
  • Templeton is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Templeton <5>
• Santa Margarita
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Creston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <5>
• Linne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linne
  • Linne is located in San Luis Obispo County
• Paso Robles
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paso Robles
  • Paso Robles is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paso Robles <5>
• Oak Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Oak Park is located in San Luis Obispo County
• Cayucos
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayucos
  • Cayucos is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayucos <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 Atascadero. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atascadero.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atascadero ...

Looking for more information about Atascadero? 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 Atascadero, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Atascadero.

Adding Atascadero to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atascadero 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 Atascadero was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atascadero.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Atascadero: www.atascadero.org/

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

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