THE FRYE ISLAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sebago-Ossipee Hills and Plains setting.
Frye Island town has 1.34 square miles of land in Cumberland County. Its Census reference point is in Sebago-Ossipee Hills and Plains, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Frye Island and Cumberland County
Frye Island is associated with Cumberland 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.
Frye Island by land and water
The Census records 0.25 square miles of water within Frye Island, or 15.9% of its total area. It is 15.5 percentage points lower than the 31.3% recorded for Cumberland County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Frye Island town has 19.9% of the land area of nearby North Windham CDP (6.73 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.