THE PITTSFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
River Hills setting.
Pittsfield township has 37.8 square miles of land in Pike County. Its Census reference point is in River Hills, 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
Pittsfield and Pike County
Pittsfield 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.
Pittsfield by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within Pittsfield, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 1.9 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, Pittsfield township has 7.9 times the land area of nearby Pittsfield city (4.78 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.