Welcome to Grover Beach ...

The coastal city of Grover Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grover Beach, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated December 21, 1959.

A typical abbreviation for Grover Beach: Grover Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grover Beach has a population of 13,411 people<2> (see below for details).

Grover Beach is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Grover Beach is within the boundaries of the (805) area code.

The ZIP codes for Grover Beach: 93433, 93483<4>

Going back to its beginning, The community of Grover Beach was originally named Grover City. For more information about the names of Grover Beach, see The Names of Grover Beach on our Genealogy Page.

Websites for Grover Beach ...

Official Website: www.grover.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grover Beach had an population of 13,411 people. This is an increase of 1.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grover Beach had a population of 13,156 people. This makes Grover Beach the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Grover Beach represents 0.04% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 336th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,156 people, the population of Grover Beach has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 13,067 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Grover Beach.

Communities near Grover Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grover Beach.

• Santa Maria
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (5 miles [8 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>
• San Miguelito
  (6 miles [9.7 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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>
• Port San Luis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port San Luis
  • Port San Luis is located in San Luis Obispo County
• Nipomo
  (9 miles [14.5 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>
• Betteravia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betteravia
  • Betteravia is located in Santa Barbara County
• Baywood Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood Park
  • Baywood Park is located in San Mateo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baywood Park <5>

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 Grover Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grover Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grover Beach. 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 Grover Beach.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grover Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Grover Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grover Beach ...

Looking for more information about Grover Beach? 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 Grover Beach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grover Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Grover Beach: www.grover.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/