THE LA PALMA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Los Angeles Plain setting.
La Palma city has 1.78 square miles of land in Orange County. Its Census reference point is in Los Angeles Plain, 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
La Palma and Orange County
La Palma is associated with Orange 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 Palma by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within La Palma, or 1.3% of its total area. It is 15.1 percentage points lower than the 16.5% recorded for Orange County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, La Palma city has 16.9% of the land area of nearby Buena Park city (10.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.