THE SUNSET BAY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Erie/Ontario Lake Plain setting.
Sunset Bay CDP has 0.66 square miles of land in Chautauqua County. Its Census reference point is in Erie/Ontario Lake Plain, 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
Sunset Bay and Chautauqua County
Sunset Bay is associated with Chautauqua 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.
Sunset Bay by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Sunset Bay, or 6% of its total area. It is 23.4 percentage points lower than the 29.3% recorded for Chautauqua County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Sunset Bay CDP has 57.7% of the land area of nearby Silver Creek village (1.15 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

