THE EAST HANOVER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Shale Valleys setting.
East Hanover township has 32.5 square miles of land in Lebanon County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Shale Valleys, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
East Hanover and Lebanon County
East Hanover is associated with Lebanon 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.
East Hanover by land and water
The Census records 0.17 square miles of water within East Hanover, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points higher than the 0.2% recorded for Lebanon County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, East Hanover township has 1.7 times the land area of nearby Fort Indiantown Gap CDP (19.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.