THE PHIPPSBURG LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Midcoast setting.
Phippsburg town has 28.8 square miles of land in Sagadahoc County. Its Census reference point is in Midcoast, within Acadian Plains and Hills.
Forested plains and hills contain numerous glacial lakes. Spruce-fir lowlands and hardwood-covered hills create a northern landscape that is generally gentler than the highlands to the west.
Regional context: Acadian Plains and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Phippsburg and Sagadahoc County
Phippsburg is associated with Sagadahoc 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.
Phippsburg by land and water
The Census records 42.4 square miles of water within Phippsburg, or 59.6% of its total area. It is 28.2 percentage points higher than the 31.4% recorded for Sagadahoc County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Phippsburg town has 1.5 times the land area of nearby Georgetown town (18.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

