Los Osos Map
Los Osos is a census-designated place located along the Pacific coast of San Luis Obispo County, California. The community was formerly combined with Baywood Park to form the Census Designated Place of Baywood-Los Osos. The community is served by the 93402 and 93412 Zip Codes and area code 805. The population was 14,276 at the 2010 census.
Los Osos is located at 35°19'0" North, 120°50'8" West (35.316795, -120.835605). The Elfin Forest, San Luis Obispo County is a notable natural area at Los Osos.
Los Osos is largely a bedroom community for San Luis Obispo, which is 10.6 miles east, and to a lesser extent, Morro Bay, which is 2.3 miles to the north. There is a small business district concentrated in just a few blocks along Los Osos Valley Road, and several shops servicing the Baywood section of Los Osos, near the bay. The rest of the town is almost entirely residential. Population is approximately 16,000 and total population at build out is limited to approximately 26,000.
Nearby cities include Cayucos, Atascadero, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Templeton.