Welcome to Pismo ...

Pismo is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.

The location of Pismo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Pismo is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Pismo: (805)

Communities near Pismo ...

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

• Santa Maria
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <4>
• San Luis Obispo
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
• Guadalupe
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <4>
• Callender
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
  • Callender is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callender <4>
• Shell Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
  • Shell Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Beach <4>
• San Miguelito
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguelito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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 <4>
• Port San Luis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port San Luis
  • Port San Luis is located in San Luis Obispo County
• Nipomo
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <4>
• Betteravia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betteravia
  • Betteravia is located in Santa Barbara County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pismo ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pismo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Luis Obispo County: www.co.slo.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/