THE IMPERIAL BEACH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Diegan Coastal Terraces setting.
Imperial Beach city has 4.29 square miles of land in San Diego County. Its Census reference point is in Diegan Coastal Terraces, 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 at the Census reference point
Imperial Beach and San Diego County
Imperial Beach is associated with San Diego 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.
Imperial Beach by land and water
The Census records 0.15 square miles of water within Imperial Beach, or 3.4% of its total area. It is 3.6 percentage points lower than the 7% recorded for San Diego County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Imperial Beach city has 53% of the land area of nearby Coronado city (8.11 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

