THE NEWPORT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mohawk Valley setting.
Newport village has 0.53 square miles of land in Herkimer County. Its Census reference point is in Mohawk Valley, within Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands.
Glacially shaped lowlands and irregular plains border the Great Lakes and adjacent hills. The lakes influence regional weather, while local landforms reflect both glacial deposits and former shorelines.
Regional context: Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Newport and Herkimer County
Newport is associated with Herkimer 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.
Newport by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within Newport, or 10.8% of its total area. It is 7.7 percentage points higher than the 3.2% recorded for Herkimer County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Newport village has 1.6% of the land area of nearby Newport town (32 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

