Welcome to Pismo Beach ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pismo Beach, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Pismo Beach: Pismo Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pismo Beach has a population of 8,028 people<2> (see below for details).

Pismo Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Pismo Beach: (805)

The ZIP codes for Pismo Beach: 93448-93449<4>

Websites for Pismo Beach ...

Official Website: www.pismobeach.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pismo Beach had an population of 8,028 people. This is an increase of 4.87% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pismo Beach had a population of 7,655 people. This makes Pismo Beach the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Pismo Beach represents 0.02% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 391st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,655 people, the population of Pismo Beach decreased 10.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,551 people).

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

Communities near Pismo Beach ...

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

• Santa Maria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria
  • Santa Maria is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Maria <5>
• San Luis Obispo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis Obispo
  • San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis Obispo <5>
• Morro Bay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morro Bay
  • Morro Bay is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morro Bay <5>
• Guadalupe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
  • Guadalupe is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupe <5>
• San Miguelito
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguelito have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguelito
  • San Miguelito is located in San Luis Obispo County
• Avila Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avila Beach
  • Avila Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avila Beach <5>
• Callender
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
  • Callender is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callender <5>
• Port San Luis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port San Luis
  • Port San Luis is located in San Luis Obispo County
• Nipomo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipomo
  • Nipomo is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Nipomo has also been known as:
  • Nipoma
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nipomo <5>
• Baywood Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood Park
  • Baywood Park is located in San Mateo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baywood Park <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pismo Beach ...

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

Adding Pismo Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pismo Beach 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 Pismo Beach was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pismo Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pismo Beach: www.pismobeach.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/