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Welcome to Potrero de San Luis Obispo ...

Potrero de San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.

Potrero de San Luis Obispo is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Potrero de San Luis Obispo lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Potrero de San Luis Obispo: 805 & 820<3>

Communities near Potrero de San Luis Obispo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Potrero de San Luis Obispo.

  • San Luis Obispo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Atascadero
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Arroyo Grande
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Grover Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Morro Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Morro Bay is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morro Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morro Bay <4>
  • Pismo Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Santa Margarita
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Baywood Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Los Osos
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • San Miguelito
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • San Miguelito is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguelito

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 Potrero de San Luis Obispo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Potrero de San Luis Obispo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Potrero de San Luis Obispo. 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 Potrero de San Luis Obispo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Potrero de San Luis Obispo. See our Newspapers Page for Potrero de San Luis Obispo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potrero de San Luis Obispo ...

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

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 Potrero de San Luis Obispo - 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 Potrero de San Luis Obispo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Potrero de San Luis Obispo 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.