Halcyon, California

Halcyon
Blue Star Memorial Temple
Halcyon
Location within the state of California
Halcyon
Halcyon (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°6′12″N 120°35′45″W / 35.10333°N 120.59583°W / 35.10333; -120.59583
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Luis Obispo
Area
  Total
125 acres (51 ha)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
93421
GNIS feature ID1660712

Halcyon /ˈhælsiən/ is an unincorporated community of about 125 acres (50 ha) in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States, just south of Arroyo Grande. It was founded in 1903 as a Theosophical intentional community and is the home and headquarters of a religious organization, The Temple of the People (not to be confused with Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple). The Temple group was founded in 1898.