Around San Luis Obispo ...
For comparison, San Luis Obispo has a population of 47,600 people.
The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from San Luis Obispo, with the nearest first.
- San Miguelito
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- San Miguelito is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguelito
- Santa Margarita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Avila Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pismo Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Port San Luis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baywood Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Los Osos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arroyo Grande
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Fairoaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Grover Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morro Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oceano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Atascadero
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Callender
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
For more communities neighboring San Luis Obispo, please visit our County-by-County Page for San Luis Obispo.
San Luis Obispo County ...
San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo County<3> and is the County Seat.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Luis Obispo County: Kern, Kings, Monterey, Santa Barbara & Ventura. The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean.
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Luis Obispo ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for San Luis Obispo.
Airports Near San Luis Obispo ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to San Luis Obispo and that information can be found on the Airports Page for San Luis Obispo.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Luis Obispo ...
Looking for more information about San Luis Obispo? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for San Luis Obispo. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for San Luis Obispo, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for San Luis Obispo.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of California:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for San Luis Obispo. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to San Luis Obispo), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |