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. The estimated population was 8,213 in 2018, up from 7,655 in the 2010 census. It is part of the Five Cities Area, a cluster of cities in that area of San Luis Obispo County. 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).


Pismo Beach is located at (35.2767, -120.6611). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of . of it is land and of it (2.22%) is water.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Pismo Beach had a population of 7,655; an increase from its 2000 census population of 6,932 (+8%). The population density was 2,742.

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