La Honda, California
La Honda (Spanish for "The Sling") is a census-designated place (CDP) in southern San Mateo County, California, United States. The population was 979 at the 2020 census. It is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains between the Santa Clara Valley and the Pacific coast of California. La Honda is near the La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve and State Route 84 on the ocean side of the Coastal Range.
La Honda | |
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State Route 84 in downtown La Honda | |
Location of La Honda in San Mateo County, California. | |
La Honda Location within the state of California La Honda La Honda (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°19′9″N 122°16′27″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Mateo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.262 sq mi (11.038 km2) |
| • Land | 4.247 sq mi (10.999 km2) |
| • Water | 0.015 sq mi (0.039 km2) 0.35% |
| Elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 979 |
| • Density | 230/sq mi (89/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 94020 |
| Area code | 650 |
| FIPS code | 06-39318 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628746 |
The ZIP Code for La Honda is 94020 and the area code is 650. Land-line numbers in the La Honda telephone exchange follow the pattern 747-xxxx while wired telephones in and around the Middleton Tract (along Portola State Park Road) work out of the Los Altos exchange with 94x-xxxx numbers. Per the U.S. Geological Survey, Lahonda is a historic variant of the modern spelling.