| San Simeon | |
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| — Unincorporated settlement — | |
  San Simeon
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| Coordinates: 35°38′38″N 121°11′23″W / 35.64389°N 121.18972°WCoordinates: 35°38′38″N 121°11′23″W / 35.64389°N 121.18972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Luis Obispo |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 93452 |
| Area code(s) | 805 |
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San Simeon (ZIP Code: 93452; area code 805) is an unincorporated settlement on the Pacific coast of San Luis Obispo County, California. Its position along State Route 1 is approximately halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, each of those cities being roughly 230 mi (370 km) away. A key feature of the area is Hearst Castle, a hilltop mansion built by William Randolph Hearst in the early 20th century that is now a tourist attraction.
Prehistorically the local area was inhabited by the Chumash people, who settled the coastal San Luis Obispo area approximately 10,000 to 11,000 BC, including a large village to the South of San Simeon at Morro Creek.[1]
San Simeon is located on the Rancho Piedra Blanca Mexican land grant given in 1840 to José de Jesús Pico. In 1865, Pico sold part of the rancho to George Hearst.
San Simeon also refers to some geologic structures of the local area, particularly elements of the coastal Jurassic Age landforms and ophiolite mineral formations of this region.[2]
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