THE PORT JERVIS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Glaciated Limestone Ridges, Valleys, and Terraces setting.
Port Jervis city has 2.53 square miles of land in Orange County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Glaciated Limestone Ridges, Valleys, and Terraces, 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
Port Jervis and Orange County
Port Jervis is associated with Orange 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 Jervis by land and water
The Census records 0.17 square miles of water within Port Jervis, or 6.4% of its total area. It is 3.2 percentage points higher than the 3.1% recorded for Orange County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Port Jervis city has 90.1% of the land area of nearby Sparrow Bush CDP (2.81 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.