THE EAST LYME LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland setting.
East Lyme town has 34 square miles of land in Southeastern 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
East Lyme and Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
East Lyme is associated with Southeastern 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.
East Lyme by land and water
The Census records 7.98 square miles of water within East Lyme, or 19% of its total area. It is 6.7 percentage points higher than the 12.3% recorded for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, East Lyme town has 22.6 times the land area of nearby Niantic CDP (1.51 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

