THE NEW MELLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
River Hills setting.
New Melle city has 1.79 square miles of land in St. Charles County. Its Census reference point is in River Hills, within Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Broad terraced river valleys contrast with wooded slopes and dissected glacial plains. Bottomland settings and upland oak landscapes occur close together across the Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Regional context: Interior River Valleys and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
New Melle and St. Charles County
New Melle is associated with St. Charles 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.
New Melle by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within New Melle, or 2.2% of its total area. It is 3.2 percentage points lower than the 5.4% recorded for St. Charles County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, New Melle city has 8.1% of the land area of nearby Wentzville city (22 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

