THE NORTHEAST ITHACA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Finger Lakes Uplands and Gorges setting.
Northeast Ithaca CDP has 1.47 square miles of land in Tompkins County. Its Census reference point is in Finger Lakes Uplands and Gorges, within Northern Allegheny Plateau.
Rolling hills, broad valleys and low mountains are mantled by glacial deposits. Sandstone, shale and siltstone underlie a mix of open land and woodland across the northern plateau.
Regional context: Northern Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Northeast Ithaca and Tompkins County
Northeast Ithaca is associated with Tompkins 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.
Northeast Ithaca by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Northeast Ithaca, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 3.2 percentage points lower than the 3.4% recorded for Tompkins County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Northeast Ithaca CDP has 6.5 times the land area of nearby Forest Home CDP (0.23 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

