THE PISTOL RIVER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Coastal Uplands setting.
Pistol River CDP has 0.59 square miles of land in Curry County. Its Census reference point is in Coastal Uplands, 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
Pistol River and Curry County
Pistol River is associated with Curry 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.
Pistol River by land and water
The Census records 0.01 square miles of water within Pistol River, or 2% of its total area. It is 16.1 percentage points lower than the 18.1% recorded for Curry County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Pistol River CDP has 21.9% of the land area of nearby Gold Beach city (2.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

