THE SAN MARINO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Los Angeles Plain setting.
San Marino city has 3.77 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
San Marino and Los Angeles County
San Marino 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.
San Marino by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within San Marino, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 14.4 percentage points lower 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, San Marino city has 14.8 times the land area of nearby San Pasqual CDP (0.26 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.