THE PORT LEYDEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Upper St. Lawrence Valley setting.
Port Leyden village has 0.67 square miles of land in Lewis County. Its Census reference point is in Upper St. Lawrence 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
Port Leyden and Lewis County
Port Leyden is associated with Lewis 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 Leyden by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Port Leyden, or 5.8% of its total area. It is 4.6 percentage points higher than the 1.2% recorded for Lewis County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Port Leyden village has 68.7% of the land area of nearby Lyons Falls village (0.97 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

