THE OLD ORCHARD BEACH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Gulf of Maine Coastal Lowland setting.
Old Orchard Beach town has 7.43 square miles of land in York County. Its Census reference point is in Gulf of Maine Coastal Lowland, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Old Orchard Beach and York County
Old Orchard Beach is associated with York 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.
Old Orchard Beach by land and water
The Census records 15 square miles of water within Old Orchard Beach, or 66.9% of its total area. It is 45 percentage points higher than the 21.9% recorded for York County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Old Orchard Beach town has 15.6% of the land area of nearby Scarborough town (47.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

