El Granada Map
El Granada is a census-designated place (CDP) in the coastal area of northern San Mateo County, California, United States. The population was 5,467 at the 2010 census.
El Granada is located at 37°30?14?N 122°28?24?W / 37.50389°N 122.47333°W / 37.50389; -122.47333 (37.503766, -122.473230), on the less densely populated Pacific coast side of San Mateo County, approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of San Francisco and 45 miles (72 km) north of Santa Cruz, California. Neighboring towns include Montara and Moss Beach to the north and Half Moon Bay to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.5 km²), all of it land.
Nearby cities include South San Francisco, San Carlos, Foster City, Colma, Woodside.