THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Venturan-Angeleno Coastal Hills setting.
Rancho Palos Verdes city has 13.5 square miles of land in Los Angeles County. Its Census reference point is in Venturan-Angeleno Coastal Hills, 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
Rancho Palos Verdes and Los Angeles County
Rancho Palos Verdes 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.
Rancho Palos Verdes by land and water
The Census records 26.2 square miles of water within Rancho Palos Verdes, or 66.1% of its total area. It is 51.6 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, Rancho Palos Verdes city has 4.5 times the land area of nearby Rolling Hills city (2.99 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.