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Welcome to Oceano Beach ...

Oceano Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oceano Beach: Oceano Bch.

Oceano Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oceano Beach: 805 & 820<3>

Communities near Oceano Beach ...

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

  • Santa Maria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • San Luis Obispo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Guadalupe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Callender
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shell Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Reeds ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Reeds is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
  • Avila Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • San Miguelito
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • San Miguelito is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguelito
  • Port San Luis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Port San Luis is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port San Luis
  • Nipomo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oceano Beach ...

Looking for more information about Oceano 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Oceano Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oceano Beach.

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