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Welcome to Paso Robles ...

Paso Robles is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.

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

The was incorporated March 11, 1889.

Paso Robles is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Paso Robles: 805 & 820<3>

The ZIP codes for Paso Robles: 93446-93447<4>

Websites for Paso Robles ...

Official Website: www.prcity.com/

Communities near Paso Robles ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paso Robles. Our list includes 17 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Paso Robles.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paso Robles ...

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

Adding Paso Robles to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paso Robles.

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 Paso Robles - 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 Paso Robles area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Paso Robles 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 Paso Robles). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Paso Robles or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Paso Robles includes: 93446 & 93447.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.