THE OLD SAYBROOK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland setting.
Old Saybrook town has 15.1 square miles of land in Lower Connecticut River Valley 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
Old Saybrook and Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
Old Saybrook is associated with Lower Connecticut River Valley 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.
Old Saybrook by land and water
The Census records 6.53 square miles of water within Old Saybrook, or 30.2% of its total area. It is 12.2 percentage points higher than the 18% recorded for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Old Saybrook town has 19.5 times the land area of nearby Saybrook Manor CDP (0.77 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.