THE ORANGE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lower Worcester Plateau/Eastern Connecticut Upland setting.
Orange CDP has 5.99 square miles of land in Franklin County. Its Census reference point is in Lower Worcester Plateau/Eastern Connecticut Upland, 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
Orange and Franklin County
Orange is associated with Franklin 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.
Orange by land and water
The Census records 0.07 square miles of water within Orange, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 2.4 percentage points lower than the 3.5% recorded for Franklin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Orange CDP has 73.2% of the land area of nearby Athol CDP (8.19 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

