THE PORT ELIZABETH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Delaware River Terraces and Uplands setting.
Port Elizabeth CDP has 1.5 square miles of land in Cumberland County. Its Census reference point is in Delaware River Terraces and Uplands, within Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains contain terraces, estuaries, marshes and barrier islands. Unconsolidated sediments underlie this varied coastal setting, with forest patterns changing near streams and low-lying areas.
Regional context: Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Port Elizabeth and Cumberland County
Port Elizabeth is associated with Cumberland 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.
Port Elizabeth by land and water
The Census records 0.14 square miles of water within Port Elizabeth, or 8.4% of its total area. It is 20.2 percentage points lower than the 28.7% recorded for Cumberland County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Port Elizabeth CDP has 70.8% of the land area of nearby Mauricetown CDP (2.11 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.