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Welcome to Cambria ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cambria, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Cambria is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cambria: 805 & 820<3>

The ZIP code for Cambria: 93428<4>

Communities Also Named Cambria ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Cambria - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Cambria ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cambria ...

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

Adding Cambria to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cambria 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 Cambria was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Cambria in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cambria.

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 Cambria - 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 Cambria area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Cambria area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Cambria). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cambria or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.