THE SIMSBURY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Connecticut Valley setting.
Simsbury town has 33.9 square miles of land in Capitol Planning Region. Its Census reference point is in Connecticut Valley, 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
Simsbury and Capitol Planning Region
Simsbury is associated with Capitol 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.
Simsbury by land and water
The Census records 0.37 square miles of water within Simsbury, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 0.7 percentage points lower than the 1.8% recorded for Capitol Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Simsbury town has 7.3 times the land area of nearby West Simsbury CDP (4.63 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

