THE DRACUT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Gulf of Maine Coastal Plain setting.
Dracut town has 20.7 square miles of land in Middlesex County. Its Census reference point is in Gulf of Maine Coastal Plain, 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
Dracut and Middlesex County
Dracut is associated with Middlesex 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.
Dracut by land and water
The Census records 0.74 square miles of water within Dracut, or 3.5% of its total area. That share is close to Middlesex County’s 3.4%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Dracut town has 1.5 times the land area of nearby Lowell city (13.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

