THE MARTINS FERRY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Permian Hills setting.
Martins Ferry city has 2.33 square miles of land in Belmont County. Its Census reference point is in Permian Hills, within Western Allegheny Plateau.
Rounded wooded hills and intervening valleys form an unglaciated plateau landscape. Valley floors contain much of the region's open land, contrasting with its more forested slopes.
Regional context: Western Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Martins Ferry and Belmont County
Martins Ferry is associated with Belmont 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.
Martins Ferry by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Martins Ferry, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 1.6 percentage points lower than the 1.7% recorded for Belmont County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Martins Ferry city has 8.2% of the land area of nearby Pease township (28.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

