Avila Beach is a community in San Luis Obispo County, California, home to about 1,303 people across 6.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 93424, and parts of 93405 are in Avila Beach too.
Homes sold for a median of $1,294 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Avila Beach
Mostly San Luis Obispo; part is in Avila Beach
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Avila Beach. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)119 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | San Luis County Regional Airport (SBP)3 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Bakersfield, CA94 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA155 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Avila Beach; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Avila Beach had 1,576 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2010.
It’s the 996th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
San Luis Obispo County grew from 16,637 residents in 1900 to 282,424 in 2020.
San Luis Obispo County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 18 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, San Luis Obispo Ap, CA weather station (3 miles away).
98,720 jobs at 8,962 businesses in San Luis Obispo County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
12 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Avila Beach.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 6 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (9 nearby)
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with San Luis Obispo and California Polytechnic State University.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.