THE HOPEWELL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Shale Valleys setting.
Hopewell township has 27.7 square miles of land in Cumberland 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
Hopewell and Cumberland County
Hopewell is associated with Cumberland 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.
Hopewell by land and water
The Census records 0.16 square miles of water within Hopewell, or 0.6% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 0.9% recorded for Cumberland County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hopewell township has 149.6 times the land area of nearby Newburg borough (0.19 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

