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Welcome to Santa Margarita ...

Santa Margarita is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Santa Margarita, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Santa Margarita is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Santa Margarita lies within the (805) area code.

The ZIP code for Santa Margarita: 93453<3>

Communities Also Named Santa Margarita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Santa Margarita - it's located in Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Santa Margarita.

Communities near Santa Margarita ...

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

  • San Luis Obispo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • El Paso de Robles
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Paso de Robles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso de Robles
    • El Paso de Robles is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,521 people
  • Atascadero
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Arroyo Grande
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Grover Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Morro Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • 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 <4>
  • Pismo Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Creston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Linne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linne
    • Linne is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Templeton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Margarita ...

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

Adding Santa Margarita to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Santa Margarita 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 Santa Margarita was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Santa Margarita post office opened in 1867.

We also found Santa Margarita in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Santa Margarita.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Santa Margarita. 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/

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 Santa Margarita - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Santa Margarita). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Santa Margarita or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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