THE WESTWOOD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Southern Cascades Mixed Conifer Forest setting.
Westwood CDP has 5.56 square miles of land in Lassen County. Its Census reference point is in Low Southern Cascades Mixed Conifer Forest, within Cascades.
Volcanic mountains, deeply cut stream valleys and glaciated high country define the Cascades. Conifer forests change with elevation, giving way to mountain meadows and rocky alpine terrain.
Regional context: Cascades ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Westwood and Lassen County
Westwood is associated with Lassen 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.
Westwood by land and water
The Census records 0.07 square miles of water within Westwood, or 1.2% of its total area. It is 2.5 percentage points lower than the 3.8% recorded for Lassen County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Westwood CDP has 4.9 times the land area of nearby Clear Creek CDP (1.13 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

