Morro Bay, California
Morro Bay | |
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| City of Morro Bay | |
Morro Bay viewed from Morro Rock | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname(s): "Three Stacks and a Rock" | |
| Motto: Come Get Salty in Morro Bay [1] | |
Location in San Luis Obispo County and the state of California | |
Morro Bay Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°22′02″N 120°50′48″W / 35.36722°N 120.84667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Luis Obispo |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Incorporated | July 17, 1964[2] |
| Named after | Morro Rock |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager[3] |
| • Body | Morro Bay City Council |
| • Mayor | Carla Wixom[3] |
| • City Manager | Yvonne Kimball[4] |
| • Council Members[3] | List
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| • Assemblymember | Dawn Addis (D)[5] |
| • State Senator | John Laird (D)[5] |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.32 sq mi (26.74 km2) |
| • Land | 5.33 sq mi (13.80 km2) |
| • Water | 5.00 sq mi (12.94 km2) 48.63% |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,757 |
| • Density | 1,000/sq mi (400/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 93442–93443 |
| Area code | 805 |
| FIPS code | 06-49362 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1661062 |
| Website | www |
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Morro Bay (Morro, Spanish for "Hill")[10][11][12] is a seaside city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast of California, the city's population was 10,757 as of the 2020 census, up from 10,234 at the 2010 census. The town overlooks Morro Bay, a natural embayment with an all-weather, small-craft, commercial and recreational harbor.
- ^ "City of Morro Bay Official Page".
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LAFCOwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c "Mayor & City Council". City of Morro Bay. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ "Staff Directory: Yvonne Kimball". City of Morro Bay. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
- ^ a b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Morro Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ "Morro Bay (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ City of Morro Bay - Morro Rock Beach
- ^ 1000 California Place Names
- ^ California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names