THE CUMBERLAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Trap Rock and Conglomerate Uplands setting.
Cumberland township has 33.4 square miles of land in Adams County. Its Census reference point is in Trap Rock and Conglomerate Uplands, within Northern Piedmont.
Rounded low hills, open valleys and irregular plains form a transition between Appalachian highlands and the coastal plain. The underlying geology mixes metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary rocks.
Regional context: Northern Piedmont ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Cumberland and Adams County
Cumberland is associated with Adams 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.
Cumberland by land and water
The Census records 0.18 square miles of water within Cumberland, or 0.5% of its total area. That share is close to Adams County’s 0.6%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Cumberland township has 20.1 times the land area of nearby Gettysburg borough (1.66 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

