THE UPPER FAIRFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Dissected Ridges and Knobs setting.
Upper Fairfield township has 18 square miles of land in Lycoming County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Dissected Ridges and Knobs, 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
Upper Fairfield and Lycoming County
Upper Fairfield is associated with Lycoming 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.
Upper Fairfield by land and water
The Census records 0.16 square miles of water within Upper Fairfield, or 0.9% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower than the 1.2% recorded for Lycoming County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Upper Fairfield township has 1.5 times the land area of nearby Fairfield township (12.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

