THE ELIZABETH CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes setting.
Elizabeth City city has 11.8 square miles of land in Camden County, Pasquotank County. Its Census reference point is in Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes, 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
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Elizabeth City intersects 2 county geographies: Camden County, Pasquotank County. A Elizabeth City mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Elizabeth City by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Elizabeth City, or 0% of its total area. It is 9.7 percentage points lower than the 9.7% recorded for North Carolina. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Elizabeth City city has 7.5 times the land area of nearby Camden CDP (1.58 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

