THE WASHINGTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills setting.
Washington town has 38.1 square miles of land in Northwest Hills Planning Region. Its Census reference point is in Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills, 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
Washington and Northwest Hills Planning Region
Washington is associated with Northwest Hills 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.
Washington by land and water
The Census records 0.57 square miles of water within Washington, or 1.5% of its total area. It is 1.2 percentage points lower than the 2.7% recorded for Northwest Hills Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Washington town has 5.2 times the land area of nearby New Preston CDP (7.32 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

