THE DARIEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland setting.
Darien town has 12.7 square miles of land in Western Connecticut Planning Region. Its Census reference point is in Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Darien and Western Connecticut Planning Region
Darien is associated with Western Connecticut Planning Region in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Darien by land and water
The Census records 10.8 square miles of water within Darien, or 46.1% of its total area. It is 28.2 percentage points higher than the 17.9% recorded for Western Connecticut Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Darien town has 7 times the land area of nearby Noroton CDP (1.81 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

