THE NEW DURHAM LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sebago-Ossipee Hills and Plains setting.
New Durham town has 41.2 square miles of land in Strafford 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
New Durham and Strafford County
New Durham is associated with Strafford 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 Durham by land and water
The Census records 2.63 square miles of water within New Durham, or 6% of its total area. It is 2 percentage points higher than the 3.9% recorded for Strafford County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, New Durham town has 88.1 times the land area of nearby Alton CDP (0.47 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

