THE LA HONDA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Santa Cruz Mountains setting.
La Honda CDP has 4.26 square miles of land in San Mateo County. Its Census reference point is in Santa Cruz Mountains, within Coast Range.
Pacific-facing coastal mountains support moisture-loving conifers, with marine terraces, dunes and beaches along the ocean edge. Inland slopes and the immediate coast have different vegetation patterns.
Regional context: Coast Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
La Honda and San Mateo County
La Honda is associated with San Mateo 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.
La Honda by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within La Honda, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 39.3 percentage points lower than the 39.5% recorded for San Mateo County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, La Honda CDP has 46.9% of the land area of nearby Portola Valley town (9.08 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

