Moss Beach
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census-designated place in California, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- San Mateo
- Total
- 2.245 sq mi (5.815 km )
- Land
- 2.245 sq mi (5.815 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0 km ) 0%
- Elevation
- 66 ft (20 m)
- Density
- 1,432/sq mi (552.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC-7 ( PDT )
- Fips code
- 06-49446
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
A panorama of Moss Beach Beach within Fitzgerald Marine Reserve looking south
Moss Beach is a coastal census-designated place in San Mateo County, California, United States, with a year 2020 census population of 3,214. Located in Moss Beach are the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, a marine sanctuary; the Half Moon Bay Airport, the historic Moss Beach Distillery; and the Seal Cove Inn, a destination lodging property. Moss Beach has a cool coastal microclimate that gives a sense of separation from the nearby metropolitan San Francisco Bay Area and assures that summer temperatures are generally mild.
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