THE MADERA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Granitic Alluvial Fans and Terraces setting.
Madera city has 20.1 square miles of land in Madera County. Its Census reference point is in Granitic Alluvial Fans and Terraces, within Central California Valley.
The Sacramento and San Joaquin river systems occupy broad sediment-filled basins, with fans and terraces toward the valley margins. These nearly level landscapes contrast with California's surrounding hills and mountains.
Regional context: Central California Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Madera and Madera County
Madera is associated with Madera 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.
Madera by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Madera, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points lower than the 0.8% recorded for Madera County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Madera city has 2.8 times the land area of nearby Madera Acres CDP (7.15 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

