Te Horo Beach is the larger of the two settlements and, as its name implies, is located on the Tasman Sea coast.

Te Horo is located to the east, a short distance inland.

[5] Te Horo Beach is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers 0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi).

[9] The local Katihiku Marae and Tamatehura meeting house is a traditional meeting place of Ngāti Huia, a hapū of Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga.

Many residents of Te Horo commute to either Wellington or Palmerston North.

The WMR was incorporated into the New Zealand Railways Department's national network on 8 December 1908.

The railway station, opened on 2 August 1886 was closed to passengers on 27 June 1971 and from 2 November 1987 became a crossing loop only.

[16] Year 9 to 13 students must travel outside of Te Horo for secondary education, to schools in the Kapiti coast such as Ōtaki College.