THE YOUNGSTOWN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Lime Drift Plain setting.
Youngstown city has 33.9 square miles of land in Mahoning County, Trumbull County. Its Census reference point is in Low Lime Drift Plain, within Erie Drift Plain.
Low rounded hills, glacial moraines, kettles and wetland areas define the Erie Drift Plain. Its terrain is more varied than nearby flatter farming regions and less rugged than the unglaciated plateaus.
Regional context: Erie Drift Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Youngstown intersects 2 county geographies: Mahoning County, Trumbull County. A Youngstown mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Youngstown by land and water
The Census records 0.64 square miles of water within Youngstown, or 1.8% of its total area. It is 7 percentage points lower than the 8.8% recorded for Ohio. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Youngstown city has 9.1 times the land area of nearby Campbell city (3.72 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

