THE NEEDHAM LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Boston Basin setting.
Needham CDP has 12.3 square miles of land in Norfolk 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
Needham and Norfolk County
Needham is associated with Norfolk 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.
Needham by land and water
The Census records 0.42 square miles of water within Needham, or 3.3% of its total area. It is 7.5 percentage points lower than the 10.9% recorded for Norfolk County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Needham CDP has 1.2 times the land area of nearby Wellesley CDP (10 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

