THE WEST AMWELL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Trap Rock and Conglomerate Uplands setting.
West Amwell township has 21.6 square miles of land in Hunterdon County. Its Census reference point is in Trap Rock and Conglomerate Uplands, within Northern Piedmont.
Rounded low hills, open valleys and irregular plains form a transition between Appalachian highlands and the coastal plain. The underlying geology mixes metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary rocks.
Regional context: Northern Piedmont ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
West Amwell and Hunterdon County
West Amwell is associated with Hunterdon 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.
West Amwell by land and water
The Census records 0.2 square miles of water within West Amwell, or 0.9% of its total area. It is 1.3 percentage points lower than the 2.2% recorded for Hunterdon County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, West Amwell township has 20 times the land area of nearby Lambertville city (1.08 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

