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San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California
Charter city
City of San Luis Obispo
The city of San Luis Obispo looking east from the top of Bishop Peak in early 2006.
The city of San Luis Obispo looking east from the top of Bishop Peak in early 2006.
Flag of San Luis Obispo, California
Flag
Official seal of San Luis Obispo, California
Seal
Nickname(s): "SLO", "San Luis", "SLO Town"
Location in San Luis Obispo County and the state of California
Location in San Luis Obispo County and the state of California
San Luis Obispo, California is located in the US
San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°16′27″N 120°39′47″W / 35.27417°N 120.66306°W / 35.27417; -120.66306Coordinates: 35°16′27″N 120°39′47″W / 35.27417°N 120.66306°W / 35.27417; -120.66306
Country  United States
State  California
County San Luis Obispo
Incorporated February 16, 1856
Government
 • Type Council-Mayor-Administrative Officer
 • Mayor Heidi Harmon
 • State senator Bill Monning (D)
 • Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham (R)
Area
 • 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 (April 1, 2010)
 • Total 45,119
 • Estimate (2013) 46,377
 • Density 3,500/sq mi (1,300/km2)
Time zone Pacific (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes 93401–93403, 93405–93410, 93412
Area code 805
FIPS code 06-68154
GNIS feature IDs 1652788, 2411796
Website slocity.org

San Luis Obispo (/sæn ˌls əˈbɪsp/; Spanish for St. Louis, the Bishop [of Toulouse]), or SLO /ˈsl/ for short, is a city in the U.S. state of California, located roughly midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on the Central Coast. The population was 45,119 at the 2010 census. The population of San Luis Obispo County was 269,637 in 2010.

Founded in 1772 by Spanish Franciscan Junípero Serra, San Luis Obispo is one of California's oldest communities. Serra's original mission was named for the 13th Century saint and bishop Louis of Toulouse. The city, locally referred to as San Luis, SLO, or SLO Town (as its county is also referred to as SLO) is the county seat of San Luis Obispo County and is adjacent to California Polytechnic State University.


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