THE EFFINGHAM LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sebago-Ossipee Hills and Plains setting.
Effingham town has 38.8 square miles of land in Carroll County. Its Census reference point is in Sebago-Ossipee Hills and Plains, 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
Effingham and Carroll County
Effingham is associated with Carroll 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.
Effingham by land and water
The Census records 1.14 square miles of water within Effingham, or 2.9% of its total area. It is 3.3 percentage points lower than the 6.2% recorded for Carroll County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Effingham town has 55% of the land area of nearby Ossipee town (70.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

