[3] Located in the southwest part of the county, Paradise functions as a bedroom community for workers in Bishop (15 miles (24 km) to the southeast) and Mammoth Lakes (26 miles (42 km) to the northwest), and as a home for retirees.

[4] Neighboring communities include Wheeler Crest to the west, Swall Meadows and Pinon Ranch to the north.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 4.4 square miles (11 km2), all of it land.

There were 87 housing units at an average density of 20.0 per square mile (7.7/km2), of which 71 (95.9%) were owner-occupied, and 3 (4.1%) were occupied by renters.

[4] Paradise's percentage of seniors and median age both exceeded the county averages.

[4] Sixty percent of Paradise's 132 lots have been developed, and there are current plans to 53 luxury homes on one undeveloped parcel.

The Paradise Lodge is a designated rural resort that contains 17 cabins and a restaurant.