THE LEESBURG LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Dougherty Plain setting.
Leesburg city has 4.91 square miles of land in Lee County. Its Census reference point is in Dougherty Plain, within Southeastern Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Leesburg and Lee County
Leesburg is associated with Lee County 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.
Leesburg by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Leesburg, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points lower than the 1.6% recorded for Lee County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Leesburg city has 6.3 times the land area of nearby Sasser town (0.78 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

