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Moss Beach | |
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 Moss Beach shoreline, April 2007. Part of the Franciscan formation is visible near the beach | |
 Location in San Mateo County and the state of California | |
  Moss Beach Location in the United States  Moss Beach Moss Beach (California)  Moss Beach Moss Beach (San Francisco Bay Area) | |
| Coordinates: 37°31′31″N 122°30′46″W / 37.52528°N 122.51278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Mateo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.254 sq mi (5.837 km2) |
| • Land | 2.254 sq mi (5.837 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,214 |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (550/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 94038 |
| Area code | 650 |
| FIPS code | 06-49446 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1659183 |
Moss Beach is a coastal census-designated place in San Mateo County, California, 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 is a cool coastal microclimate that gives one a sense of separation from the nearby metropolitan San Francisco Bay Area and assures that summer temperatures are generally mild.
- ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "Moss Beach". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- ^ "Geography Profile: 2020 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Moss Beach CDP, California". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 25, 2021.