San Luis Obispo, California
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| City of San Luis Obispo | ||
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 The city of San Luis Obispo looking east from the top of Bishop Peak.
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| Nickname(s): SLO, San Luis, SLO Town | ||
 Location in San Luis Obispo County and the state of California |
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| Coordinates: 35°16′27″N 120°39′47″W / 35.27417°N 120.66306°WCoordinates: 35°16′27″N 120°39′47″W / 35.27417°N 120.66306°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | California | |
| County | San Luis Obispo | |
| Incorporated | February 16, 1856 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jan Howell Marx | |
| • State Senate | Sam Blakeslee (R) | |
| • State Assembly | Katcho Achadjian | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 12.930 sq mi (33.489 km2) | |
| • Land | 12.777 sq mi (33.093 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.153 sq mi (0.396 km2) 1.18% | |
| Elevation | 233 ft (71 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 45,119 | |
| • Density | 3,489.48/sq mi (1,347.28/km2) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP codes | 93401-93403, 93405-93410, 93412 | |
| Area code | 805 | |
| FIPS code | 06-68154 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1652788 | |
| Website | http://www.slocity.org/, http://wikiSLO.org/ | |
San Luis Obispo is a city in the U.S. state of California. It is about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. It was founded in 1772 by Junípero Serra.
San Luis Obispo is one of California's oldest settlements. It is the county seat of San Luis Obispo County. At the 2010 census, 45,119 people lived there.[3] California Polytechnic State University is in San Luis Obispo.
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- ↑ "U.S. Census". Census.gov. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ↑ San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce | relocation guide events business guide Central Coast California 93401 SLO business. Slochamber.org. Retrieved on 2013-07-21.
- ↑ US Census Bureau report
