Cambria, California

Cambria
Unincorporated community Census designated place
Burton Drive in Cambria's historic East Village
Location in San Luis Obispo County and the state of California
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Coordinates: 35°33′15″N 121°5′15″W / 35.55417°N 121.08750°W / 35.55417; -121.08750
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Luis Obispo
Named after	Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Area [1]
• Total	8.42 sq mi (21.80 km2)
• Land	8.42 sq mi (21.80 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	43 ft (13 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,678
• Density	674.51/sq mi (260.41/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP code	93428
Area code	805
FIPS code	06-10074
GNIS feature IDs	1652683, 2407941

Cambria (/ˈkæmbriə/) is a seaside village in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles along California State Route 1 (Highway 1). The name Cambria, chosen in 1869, is the Latin name for Wales (Welsh, Cymru). Cambria is situated amidst Monterey pines in one of only three such native forests.^[3] The town previously had gone by the names of Slabtown, Rosaville, San Simeon, and Santa Rosa.

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined the unincorporated community as a census-designated place (CDP). The CDP of Cambria had a population of 5,678 at the 2020 census, down from 6,032 at the 2010 census.