THE RIO DELL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Coastal Lowlands setting.
Rio Dell city has 2.48 square miles of land in Humboldt County. Its Census reference point is in Coastal Lowlands, within Coast Range.
Pacific-facing coastal mountains support moisture-loving conifers, with marine terraces, dunes and beaches along the ocean edge. Inland slopes and the immediate coast have different vegetation patterns.
Regional context: Coast Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Rio Dell and Humboldt County
Rio Dell is associated with Humboldt 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.
Rio Dell by land and water
The Census records 0.13 square miles of water within Rio Dell, or 5% of its total area. It is 7 percentage points lower than the 11.9% recorded for Humboldt County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Rio Dell city has 3.3 times the land area of nearby Scotia CDP (0.75 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

