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Welcome to Sunset Palisades ...

Sunset Palisades is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.

Sunset Palisades is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sunset Palisades: 805 & 820<3>

Communities near Sunset Palisades ...

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

  • San Luis Obispo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Arroyo Grande
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grover Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Morro Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Guadalupe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pismo Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairoaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
  • Reeds ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Reeds is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
  • Oceano
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Callender
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunset Palisades ...

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

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 Sunset Palisades - 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 Sunset Palisades area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Sunset Palisades 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.