THE GALETON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Unglaciated High Allegheny Plateau setting.
Galeton borough has 1.27 square miles of land in Potter County. Its Census reference point is in Unglaciated High Allegheny Plateau, within North Central Appalachians.
Forest-covered plateau surfaces, high hills and low mountains are underlain by layered sedimentary rocks. Most of this region escaped continental glaciation, leaving deeply cut upland terrain.
Regional context: North Central Appalachians ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Galeton and Potter County
Galeton is associated with Potter 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.
Galeton by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Galeton, or 1.9% of its total area. It is 1.8 percentage points higher than the 0% recorded for Potter County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Galeton borough has 3.5% of the land area of nearby Pike township (36.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

