Size is not all that matters. But still, we would love to know how big Imperial Beach in California is. Here is the answer:
Imperial Beach, California covers an area of 11.62 square kilometers (4.49 square miles).
With 26,324 people living in Imperial Beach that comes to a population density of 2265.4 inhabitants per square kilometer (5862.81 / sq mi)
As a reference: The 8,398,748 people living in New York City are crammed onto 1214 sq km (468.73 sq mi), which results into a population density of 6918 inhabitants per square kilometer (17918 / sq mi).

Imperial Beach is a residential beach city in San Diego County, California, with a population of 26,324 at the 2010 census. The city is the southernmost city in California and the West Coast of the United States. It is in the South Bay area of San Diego County, 14.1 miles (22.7 km) south of downtown San Diego and 5 miles (8 km) northwest of downtown Tijuana, Mexico.
Cities with a similar size as Imperial Beach
If you want to check which cities have a similar size as Imperial Beach, California, here you go:
- Oak Park, Michigan with a size of 13.38 square kilometers (13.38 sq mi), population: 29,973
- Mill Creek, Washington with a size of 12.11 square kilometers (12.11 sq mi), population: 18,828
- Ferndale, Michigan with a size of 10.05 square kilometers (10.05 sq mi), population: 22,105
- Lyndhurst, Ohio with a size of 11.49 square kilometers (11.49 sq mi), population: 14,001
- Newburgh, New York with a size of 12.39 square kilometers (12.39 sq mi), population: 28,866
- Bethany, Oklahoma with a size of 13.54 square kilometers (13.54 sq mi), population: 20,307
- El Segundo, California with a size of 14.15 square kilometers (14.15 sq mi), population: 16,654
- Westerville, Ohio with a size of 12.61 square kilometers (12.61 sq mi), population: 36,120
- Jennings, Louisiana with a size of 10.42 square kilometers (10.42 sq mi), population: 10,383
- Central Point, Oregon with a size of 10.13 square kilometers (10.13 sq mi), population: 17,411
Cities with a similar population density as Imperial Beach
Other cities that have a similar population density as Imperial Beach, California are:
- National City, California with a population density of 2,481 people per sq km (6,423 / sq mi).
- Lebanon, Oregon with a population density of 2,259 people per sq km (5,856 / sq mi).
- Gaithersburg, Maryland with a population density of 2,227 people per sq km (5,768 / sq mi).
- Rohnert Park, California with a population density of 2,257 people per sq km (5,845 / sq mi).
- Baltimore, Maryland with a population density of 2,609 people per sq km (6,758 / sq mi).
- Cornelius, Oregon with a population density of 2,286 people per sq km (5,935 / sq mi).
- White Plains, New York with a population density of 2,260 people per sq km (5,857 / sq mi).
- Mountain View, California with a population density of 2,330 people per sq km (6,036 / sq mi).
- Millbrae, California with a population density of 2,551 people per sq km (6,605 / sq mi).
- New Philadelphia, Ohio with a population density of 2,033 people per sq km (5,264 / sq mi).
Cities with a similar population size as Imperial Beach
Here a list of cities that have a similar number of inhabitants like Imperial Beach, California:
- Agawam, Massachusetts with a population of 28,438 people
- San Benito, Texas with a population of 24,250 people
- Savage, Minnesota with a population of 26,911 people
- Wenatchee, Washington with a population of 31,925 people
- Winona, Minnesota with a population of 27,944 people
- Saratoga, California with a population of 29,926 people
- Opelika, Alabama with a population of 27,825 people
- Denison, Texas with a population of 22,773 people
- Greenbelt, Maryland with a population of 23,489 people
- Casselberry, Florida with a population of 26,241 people
