THE CHARLESTOWN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Vermont Piedmont setting.
Charlestown town has 35.8 square miles of land in Sullivan County. Its Census reference point is in Vermont Piedmont, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Charlestown and Sullivan County
Charlestown is associated with Sullivan 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.
Charlestown by land and water
The Census records 2.28 square miles of water within Charlestown, or 6% of its total area. It is 3.4 percentage points higher than the 2.6% recorded for Sullivan County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Charlestown town has 37.5 times the land area of nearby Charlestown CDP (0.95 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

