THE STEUBEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Tug Hill Transition setting.
Steuben town has 42.7 square miles of land in Oneida County. Its Census reference point is in Tug Hill Transition, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Steuben and Oneida County
Steuben is associated with Oneida 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.
Steuben by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Steuben, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 3.5 percentage points lower than the 3.6% recorded for Oneida County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Steuben town has 114.7 times the land area of nearby Remsen village (0.37 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

