THE AVALON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Channel Islands setting.
Avalon city has 2.89 square miles of land in Los Angeles County. Its Census boundary intersects Southern Channel Islands, within Southern California/Northern Baja Coast.
Coastal and alluvial plains alternate with low hills in southern California. Sage scrub, chaparral and oak communities characterize the region's natural coastal landscape.
Regional context: Southern California/Northern Baja Coast ↗ · Classification from the Census boundary intersection
The Census reference point falls outside the regional layer’s mapped footprint. This classification uses the actual place-boundary intersection, with Southern Channel Islands representing its largest mapped overlap. Shorelines and dataset boundaries can differ.
Avalon and Los Angeles County
Avalon is associated with Los Angeles County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Avalon by land and water
The Census records 4.77 square miles of water within Avalon, or 62.3% of its total area. It is 47.8 percentage points higher than the 14.5% recorded for Los Angeles County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Avalon city has 21.4% of the land area of nearby Rancho Palos Verdes city (13.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.