Pismo Beach, California | |
|---|---|
| City of Pismo Beach | |
 Pismo Beaches | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: "Pismo" | |
| Motto: Clam Capital of the World | |
 Location in San Luis Obispo County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 35°8′54″N 120°38′53″W / 35.14833°N 120.64806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Luis Obispo |
| Incorporated | April 25, 1946[1] |
| Named for | Tar[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager[3] |
| • Body | Pismo Beach City Council |
| • Mayor | Ed Waage[4] |
| • City Manager | Jorge E. Garcia [5] |
| • Council Members[4] | List |
| • Assemblymember | Jasmeet Bains (D)[6] |
| • State Senator | John Laird (D)[6] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.37 sq mi (34.64 km2) |
| • Land | 3.50 sq mi (9.06 km2) |
| • Water | 9.88 sq mi (25.58 km2) 73.29% |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,072 |
| • Density | 600/sq mi (230/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 93448, 93449 |
| Area code | 805 |
| FIPS code | 06-57414 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652776, 2411429 |
| Website | pismobeach |
Pismo Beach (Chumash: Pismuʔ) is a city in the southern portion of San Luis Obispo County, in the Central Coast area of California, United States.[10] Its estimated population was 8,072 at the 2020 census, up from 7,655 in the 2010 census. It is part of the Five Cities area, a cluster of cities in that area. The Five Cities area historically is made up of Arroyo Grande, Grover City (now Grover Beach), Halcyon, Fair Oaks, and Nipomo. Now most people refer to the Five Cities as Grover Beach, Pismo Beach, Shell Beach (which is actually a part of Pismo Beach), Arroyo Grande, and Oceano (which is unincorporated county land serviced by the Oceano Community Services District).
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ McCall, Lynne; Perry, Rosalind (2002). California's Chumash Indians: a project of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Education Center (Revised ed.). San Luis Obispo, Calif: EZ Nature Books. p. 36. ISBN 978-0936784151.
- ^ "Council Overview". City of Pismo Beach. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ a b "Members". City of Pismo Beach. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ "City Manager". City of Pismo Beach. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Pismo Beach". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ "Pismo Beach (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ Fodor's (December 21, 2010). Fodor's Northern California 2011: With Napa, Sonoma, Yosemite, San Francisco & Lake Tahoe. Random House Digital, Inc. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-4000-0503-1. Retrieved December 25, 2011.