BlacklakeCA
A town of 983.
Is Blacklake a good place to live?
Blacklake’s typical July afternoon high is 74°F, below both California’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Among 848 California towns, just one has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Blacklake. Blacklake’s trail density is 7.1 miles per square mile, against 1.0 in California’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Blacklake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
983 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Blacklake: who provides what
Blacklake is unincorporated, so San Luis Obispo County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Blacklake.
Top of a very high hazard risk in Blacklake: inland flooding
Blacklake’s FEMA hazard score stands at 82 of 100. 69% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 18%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Blacklake work out of town
The top destinations are San Luis Obispo (14%), Santa Maria (13%) and Arroyo Grande (8%). Jobs in Blacklake grew by 90 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 96. The average trip to work for Blacklake comes to 20 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles.
| Blacklake | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Blacklake stands out in California and nationally, with fewer of its adults who sleep under 7 hours
13% of Blacklake adults have diabetes. Among 848 California towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Blacklake. The town does better than the California average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 7.
| Blacklake | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Blacklake | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.8% | 14.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.1% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 17.3% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Blacklake sells for about $880K at the median
80% of households own their home in Blacklake.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blacklake. Close and well known come first.
18 mi MuseumMission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa29 mi LandmarkLanding of the first Filipinos
24 mi State parkMontaña de Oro State Park
2 mi MuseumDana Adobe
17 mi MuseumSan Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
20 mi MuseumVandenberg Space Launch Complex 10Photo credits
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa: Stephen Lea, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montaña de Oro State Park: BorisFromStockdale, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dana Adobe: Ken Figlioli, CC BY-SA 2.0 · San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum: SLOGlen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 10: U.S. Air Force, Public domain
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Everything we know about Blacklake
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Blacklake
About 3 of every 100 Blacklake residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
99% of working residents leave Blacklake for work
Where Blacklake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Blacklake
Census-designated place in California
Blacklake is an unincorporated community in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Blacklake as a census-designated place (CDP). Its population was 1,016 at the 2020 census, up from 930 in 2010. The community lies on the Nipomo Mesa and includes residential development around the Blacklake golf course.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 341 ft
- Area code
- 805
Questions about Blacklake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blacklake, CA a good place to live?
Blacklake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.