THE PRINCESS ANNE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes setting.
Princess Anne town has 1.67 square miles of land in Somerset County. Its Census reference point is in Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes, within Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains contain terraces, estuaries, marshes and barrier islands. Unconsolidated sediments underlie this varied coastal setting, with forest patterns changing near streams and low-lying areas.
Regional context: Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Princess Anne and Somerset County
Princess Anne is associated with Somerset 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.
Princess Anne by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Princess Anne, or 1% of its total area. It is 46.6 percentage points lower than the 47.6% recorded for Somerset County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Princess Anne town has 12.8% of the land area of nearby Mount Vernon CDP (13 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

