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Welcome to El Chorro ...

El Chorro is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.

El Chorro is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for El Chorro: 805 & 820<3>

Communities near El Chorro ...

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

  • San Luis Obispo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Atascadero
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Arroyo Grande
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grover Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Morro Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Pismo Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Baywood Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Los Osos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Santa Margarita
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • San Miguelito
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • San Miguelito is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguelito

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Chorro ...

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

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 El Chorro - 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 El Chorro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the El Chorro 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.