THE HIGHTSVILLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mid-Atlantic Floodplains and Low Terraces setting.
Hightsville CDP has 1.46 square miles of land in New Hanover County. Its Census reference point is in Mid-Atlantic Floodplains and Low Terraces, 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
Hightsville and New Hanover County
Hightsville is associated with New Hanover 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.
Hightsville by land and water
The Census records 0.16 square miles of water within Hightsville, or 9.6% of its total area. It is 31.9 percentage points lower than the 41.5% recorded for New Hanover County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hightsville CDP has 13.1% of the land area of nearby Wrightsboro CDP (11.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

