Welcome to San Luis Obispo County ...

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

The community of San Luis Obispo is the Seat for San Luis Obispo County.

San Luis Obispo County is one of the original counties of California and was founded in 1850.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> San Luis Obispo had a population of 283,111 people. This is an increase of 4.93% since the last Census (which gave a population of 269,802 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, San Luis Obispo represented 0.72% of the total population of California.

Below are some of the communities located in San Luis Obispo County:

• Arroyo Grande
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Arroyo Grande is located in San Luis Obispo County (CA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Grande
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arroyo Grande <2>
• Atascadero
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Atascadero is located in San Luis Obispo County (CA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atascadero <2>
• El Paso de Robles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • El Paso de Robles is located in San Luis Obispo County (CA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,521 people
• Grover Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Grover Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County (CA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover Beach <2>
• Morro Bay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Morro Bay is located in San Luis Obispo County (CA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morro Bay <2>
• Pismo Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Pismo Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County (CA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pismo Beach <2>
• San Luis Obispo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo County (CA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis Obispo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis Obispo <2>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to California
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  • Website for the California State Archives

• Websites specific to San Luis Obispo County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Kern County
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  • Kings County
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  • Monterey County
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  • Santa Barbara County
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  • Ventura County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of San Luis Obispo County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of California
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of San Luis Obispo County