THE EDDYSTONE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Delaware River Terraces and Uplands setting.
Eddystone borough has 1 square miles of land in Delaware County. Its Census reference point is in Delaware River Terraces and Uplands, 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
Eddystone and Delaware County
Eddystone is associated with Delaware 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.
Eddystone by land and water
The Census records 0.53 square miles of water within Eddystone, or 34.7% of its total area. It is 31.1 percentage points higher than the 3.6% recorded for Delaware County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Eddystone borough has 59.4% of the land area of nearby Woodlyn CDP (1.67 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

