THE HARPERS FERRY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Blufflands and Coulees setting.
Harpers Ferry city has 0.64 square miles of land in Allamakee County. Its Census reference point is in Blufflands and Coulees, within Driftless Area.
Deeply cut valleys divide a bedrock plateau with windblown soil on many uplands. Glaciers had less influence here than in neighboring regions, leaving a distinctly hilly landscape.
Regional context: Driftless Area ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Harpers Ferry and Allamakee County
Harpers Ferry is associated with Allamakee 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.
Harpers Ferry by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Harpers Ferry, or 0% of its total area. It is 3 percentage points lower than the 3% recorded for Allamakee County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Harpers Ferry city has 1.8 times the land area of nearby Waterville city (0.35 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

