THE CHOWAN BEACH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mid-Atlantic Flatwoods setting.
Chowan Beach CDP has 0.16 square miles of land in Chowan County. Its Census reference point is in Mid-Atlantic Flatwoods, within Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains contain terraces, estuaries, marshes and barrier islands. Unconsolidated sediments underlie this varied coastal setting, with forest patterns changing near streams and low-lying areas.
Regional context: Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Chowan Beach and Chowan County
Chowan Beach is associated with Chowan 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.
Chowan Beach by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Chowan Beach, or 19.8% of its total area. It is 6.3 percentage points lower than the 26.1% recorded for Chowan County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Chowan Beach CDP has 25.8% of the land area of nearby Arrowhead Beach CDP (0.61 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

