THE MOUNT BETHEL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Glaciated Shale and Slate Valleys setting.
Mount Bethel CDP has 1.25 square miles of land in Northampton County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Glaciated Shale and Slate 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
Mount Bethel and Northampton County
Mount Bethel is associated with Northampton 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.
Mount Bethel by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Mount Bethel, or 1.3% of its total area. It is 0.7 percentage points lower than the 2% recorded for Northampton County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mount Bethel CDP has 2.9% of the land area of nearby Upper Mount Bethel township (42.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.