THE WANTAGE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Glaciated Shale and Slate Valleys setting.
Wantage township has 66.8 square miles of land in Sussex County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Glaciated Shale and Slate Valleys, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Wantage and Sussex County
Wantage is associated with Sussex 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.
Wantage by land and water
The Census records 0.72 square miles of water within Wantage, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 2.1 percentage points lower than the 3.2% recorded for Sussex County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Wantage township has 112.6 times the land area of nearby Sussex borough (0.59 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

