Short answer: California Climate Zone 5 covers the central coast around Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo. The California Energy Commission assigns 42 ZIP codes to it, across 23 places including San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, Lompoc, Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach. Use the table below or the ZIP code lookup to confirm a project's zone.
Title 24 climate zones are assigned by the California Energy Commission (CEC) by ZIP code, not by city limits. That is why a large city can appear in more than one zone, and why 1 of the places below also have ZIP codes in another zone.
Climate Zone 5 ZIP Codes by City
Source: the CEC's Building Climate Zones by ZIP Code table. Place names come from postal data and can differ from city limits. Your report always uses the zone for your project's exact address.
| City or place | ZIP codes in Zone 5 | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Grande | 93420, 93421 | — |
| Avila Beach | 93424 | — |
| Buellton | 93427 | — |
| Cambria | 93428 | — |
| Casmalia | 93429 | — |
| Cayucos | 93430 | — |
| Grover Beach | 93433, 93483 | — |
| Guadalupe | 93434 | — |
| Harmony | 93435 | — |
| Lompoc | 93436, 93437, 93438 | — |
| Los Alamos | 93440 | — |
| Los Olivos | 93441 | — |
| Los Osos | 93402, 93412 | — |
| Morro Bay | 93442, 93443 | — |
| Nipomo | 93444 | — |
| Oceano | 93445 | — |
| Pismo Beach | 93448, 93449 | — |
| San Luis Obispo | 93401, 93403, 93405, 93406, 93407, 93408, 93409, 93410 | — |
| San Simeon | 93452 | — |
| Santa Barbara | 93130 | Zone 6 |
| Santa Maria | 93454, 93455, 93456, 93457, 93458 | — |
| Santa Ynez | 93460 | — |
| Solvang | 93463, 93464 | — |
Why the Exact Zone Matters for Your Report
Title 24 is one statewide energy code, but the energy budget your design is compared against is calibrated to the climate zone, and several prescriptive requirements change by zone. If your ZIP code is split between zones, we confirm the zone from the project address before modeling. See Climate Zone 5 Title 24 requirements and how Title 24 calculations work.
Find Your Zone
Browse our city Title 24 pages for local information, or send your project address and we'll confirm the climate zone and prepare your report. See also: how climate zones affect a Title 24 report and the Climate Zone 5 overview.
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More Climate Zone 5 guides: zone overview · Title 24 requirements · Title 24 cost · ADU requirements.
The same topic in neighbouring zones: Climate Zone 4 and Climate Zone 6. Statewide: finding your climate zone.