Welcome to Tin City ...

Tin City is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.

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

Tin City is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Tin City is within the boundaries of the (805) area code.

Communities Also Named Tin City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Tin City - they are located in Alaska and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tin City.

Communities near Tin City ...

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

• Morro Bay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Harmony
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <4>
• San Simeon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Simeon
  • San Simeon is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Simeon <4>
• Cayucos
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayucos
  • Cayucos is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayucos <4>
• Lake Nacimiento
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nacimiento
  • Lake Nacimiento is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Nacimiento <4>
• Bee Rock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Rock
  • Bee Rock is located in San Luis Obispo County
• Templeton
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
  • Templeton is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Templeton <4>
• Baywood Park
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood Park
  • Baywood Park is located in San Mateo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baywood Park <4>
• Los Osos
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Osos
  • Los Osos is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Osos <4>
• Pleyto ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleyto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleyto
  • Pleyto is located in Monterey 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 Tin City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tin City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tin City ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tin City. 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/