Welcome to Arroyo Grande ...

The city of Arroyo Grande is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arroyo Grande, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

The city was incorporated July 10, 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Arroyo Grande has a population of 17,897 people<2> (see below for details).

Arroyo Grande is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Arroyo Grande lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Arroyo Grande: (805)

The ZIP codes for Arroyo Grande: 93420-93421<4>

Websites for Arroyo Grande ...

Official Website: www.arroyogrande.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Arroyo Grande had an population of 17,897 people. This is an increase of 3.74% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Arroyo Grande had a population of 17,252 people (or 6.4% of the total population of San Luis Obispo County). This makes Arroyo Grande the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Arroyo Grande represents 0.05% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 306th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 17,252 people, the population of Arroyo Grande increased 8.84% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 15,851 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Arroyo Grande.

Communities near Arroyo Grande ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arroyo Grande.

• Santa Maria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria
  • Santa Maria is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Maria <5>
• San Luis Obispo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis Obispo
  • San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis Obispo <5>
• Guadalupe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
  • Guadalupe is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupe <5>
• Callender
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
  • Callender is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callender <5>
• Shell Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
  • Shell Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Beach <5>
• San Miguelito
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguelito have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguelito
  • San Miguelito is located in San Luis Obispo County
• Avila Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avila Beach
  • Avila Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avila Beach <5>
• Nipomo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipomo
  • Nipomo is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Nipomo has also been known as:
  • Nipoma
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nipomo <5>
• Port San Luis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port San Luis
  • Port San Luis is located in San Luis Obispo County
• Betteravia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betteravia
  • Betteravia is located in Santa Barbara County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Arroyo Grande. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arroyo Grande.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arroyo Grande. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arroyo Grande.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arroyo Grande. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Arroyo Grande.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arroyo Grande ...

Looking for more information about Arroyo Grande? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Arroyo Grande, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Arroyo Grande.

Adding Arroyo Grande to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arroyo Grande in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Arroyo Grande was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Arroyo Grande in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arroyo Grande.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Arroyo Grande: www.arroyogrande.org/

The official website for San Luis Obispo County: www.co.slo.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/