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Welcome to Grover Beach ...

The coastal city of Grover Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grover Beach, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated December 21, 1959.

A typical abbreviation for Grover Beach: Grover Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grover Beach has a population of 13,411 people<2> (see below for details).

Grover Beach is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Grover Beach: 805 & 820<4>

The ZIP codes for Grover Beach: 93433, 93483<5>

Going back to its beginning, The community of Grover Beach was originally named Grover City. For more information about the names of Grover Beach, see The Names of Grover Beach on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grover Beach had an population of 13,411 people. This is an increase of 1.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grover Beach had a population of 13,156 people. This makes Grover Beach the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Grover Beach represents 0.04% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 336th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,156 people, the population of Grover Beach has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 13,067 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Grover Beach.

Websites for Grover Beach ...

Official Website: www.grover.org/

Communities near Grover Beach ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grover Beach ...

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

The official website for Grover Beach: www.grover.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/

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Grover Beach.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grover Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Grover Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Grover Beach area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Grover Beach). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Grover Beach or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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