THE CHAMBERSBURG LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain setting.
Chambersburg township has 29 square miles of land in Pike County. Its Census reference point is in Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain, within Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Broad terraced river valleys contrast with wooded slopes and dissected glacial plains. Bottomland settings and upland oak landscapes occur close together across the Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Regional context: Interior River Valleys and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Chambersburg and Pike County
Chambersburg is associated with Pike 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.
Chambersburg by land and water
The Census records 0.53 square miles of water within Chambersburg, or 1.8% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 2.1% recorded for Pike County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Chambersburg township has 48 times the land area of nearby Naples town (0.61 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.