THE MESA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Bishop Volcanic Tableland setting.
Mesa CDP has 3.5 square miles of land in Inyo County. Its Census reference point is in Bishop Volcanic Tableland, within Central Basin and Range.
North-trending mountain blocks separate dry interior basins. Alluvial fans connect the ranges to valley floors, while vegetation changes from sparse basin shrubs to woodland and forest at higher elevations.
Regional context: Central Basin and Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Mesa and Inyo County
Mesa is associated with Inyo 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.
Mesa by land and water
The Census records 0.15 square miles of water within Mesa, or 4.2% of its total area. It is 3.9 percentage points higher than the 0.3% recorded for Inyo County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mesa CDP has 25% of the land area of nearby Round Valley CDP (14 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

