San Luis Obispo County, California Cities (2024)

Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)

31 cities

City
Rank
2024 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Change
Density (/mi²)
Area (mi²)
Type
San Luis Obispo149,92847,1911.39%3,70713.5City
Orcutt231,50931,3530.59%2,91210.8CDP
El Paso Robles (Paso Robles)331,01731,484-0.38%1,55719.9City
Atascadero429,68529,744-0.05%1,13926.1City
Nipomo518,22518,1820.6%1,20915.1CDP
Arroyo Grande618,17818,438-0.36%3,0615.9City
Los Osos715,73116,1740.67%1,23312.8CDP
Grover Beach812,49512,701-0.41%5,4042.3City
Morro Bay910,53110,762-0.55%1,9735.3City
Templeton108,7717,9650.91%1,1097.9CDP
California Polytechnic State University118,1477,7137.69%5,2971.5CDP
Pismo Beach127,9098,063-0.49%2,2623.5City
Oceano137,2877,6010%4,7441.5CDP
Cambria145,7905,555-0.31%6888.4CDP
San Miguel154,1063,2531.26%3,9101.1CDP
San Miguel162,8262,5361.25%1,6821.7CDP
Callender172,6411,6383.9%1,1552.3CDP
Cayucos182,3222,228-0.85%7493.1CDP
Woodlands192,1492,3315.55%1,3011.7CDP
Avila Beach201,5941,455-0.19%2626.1CDP
Los Ranchos211,5871,6750.51%5492.9CDP
Shandon229871,054-2.18%3353.0CDP
Blacklake23806797-1.1%7711.0CDP
Santa Margarita246041,025-7.22%1,1680.5CDP
Edna253824083.8%3131.2CDP
Garden Farms26367418-0.54%3361.1CDP
San Simeon27281550-4.42%3530.8CDP
Sisquoc28150169-1.96%672.2CDP
Los Berros29106301-26.39%422.5CDP
Garey3061478.93%481.3CDP
Cuyama3110110%220.5CDP

Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.

What is the largest city in San Luis Obispo County, California?

San Luis Obispo is the largest city in San Luis Obispo County.

What is the smallest city in San Luis Obispo County, California?

Cuyama is the smallest city in San Luis Obispo County.

How many cities are in San Luis Obispo County?

There are 31 cities in San Luis Obispo County, California.

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