THE SAN DIEGO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies setting.
San Diego city has 1.9 square miles of land in Duval County, Jim Wells County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies, within Western Gulf Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains extend along the western Gulf, contrasting with more irregular inland country. Grassland was the principal natural cover, with river corridors and coastal features adding local variation.
Regional context: Western Gulf Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
San Diego intersects 2 county geographies: Duval County, Jim Wells County. A San Diego mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
San Diego by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within San Diego, or 0% of its total area. It is 2.7 percentage points lower than the 2.7% recorded for Texas. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, San Diego city has 37% of the land area of nearby Loma Linda East CDP (5.14 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.