Santa Margarita, California

About Santa Margarita

Santa Margarita, CA is a small unincorporated community located in southern California.

Officially, Santa Margarita is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.52 square miles.

📰 Santa Margarita News Today

• Ireland Real Sports Illustrated · Aug 18
• 21 Dewberry, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 Realtor.com · Aug 17
• Santa Margarita, CA Air Quality & Pollen Weather Underground · Aug 16
• Orange County football preview: Santa Margarita ranked No. 1 in Top 25 Orange County Register · Aug 12
• Santa Margarita Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Santa Margarita Unique

• The only place in America named Santa Margarita — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Santa Margarita

• The Porch Cafe
• The Range — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Santa Margarita

• Cuesta Ridge Botanical Special Interest Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Santa Margarita Community Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Santa Margarita

• Carrisa Plains Elementary
• Santa Margarita Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Santa Margarita

🏘️ Nearby Communities