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City of San Luis Obispo
The city of San Luis Obispo looking east from the top of Bishop Peak.
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Location in San Luis Obispo County and the state of California
Coordinates: 35°16′27″N 120°39′47″W / 35.27417, -120.66306
Country
United States
State
California
County
San Luis Obispo
Government
- Mayor
Dave Romero
- State Senate
Abel Maldonado (R)
- State Assembly
Sam Blakeslee (R)
- U. S. Congress
Lois Capps (D)
Area
- Total
10.8 sq mi (27.7 km²)
- Land
10.7 sq mi (27.6 km²)
- Water
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
Elevation
233 ft (91 m)
Population (2000 census)
- Total
44,174
- Density
4,144.5/sq mi (1,600/km²)
Time zone
PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)
PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code
93401
Area code(s)
805
FIPS code
06-68154
GNIS feature ID
1652788
Website: http://www.slocity.org/
San Luis Obispo (IPA: /sænˈluːɪs əˈbɪspoʊ/; Spanish for St. Louis, the Bishop) is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles and Monterey Bay and Santa Barbara on the Central Coast. The city, referred to locally as SLO or "San Luis," is the county seat of San Luis Obispo County and is adjacent to California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly). As of the 2000 census, the city population was 44,174.