THE LONG BEACH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Los Angeles Plain setting.
Long Beach city has 50.7 square miles of land in Los Angeles 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
Long Beach and Los Angeles County
Long Beach 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.
Long Beach by land and water
The Census records 27.2 square miles of water within Long Beach, or 34.9% of its total area. It is 20.4 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, Long Beach city has 23.1 times the land area of nearby Signal Hill city (2.19 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

