THE WASHINGTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mid-Atlantic Flatwoods setting.
Washington city has 7.88 square miles of land in Beaufort 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
Washington and Beaufort County
Washington is associated with Beaufort 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.
Washington by land and water
The Census records 0.87 square miles of water within Washington, or 10% of its total area. It is 3.5 percentage points lower than the 13.5% recorded for Beaufort County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Washington city has 29.8 times the land area of nearby Washington Park town (0.26 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

