THE MARBLEHEAD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Boston Basin setting.
Marblehead town has 4.38 square miles of land in Essex County. Its Census reference point is in Boston Basin, 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
Marblehead and Essex County
Marblehead is associated with Essex 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.
Marblehead by land and water
The Census records 15.2 square miles of water within Marblehead, or 77.6% of its total area. It is 37.1 percentage points higher than the 40.6% recorded for Essex County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Marblehead town has 52.8% of the land area of nearby Salem city (8.29 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

