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Erie County.

Erie County has 798.9 square miles of land in Pennsylvania. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Erie County: Low Lime Drift Plain, Erie/Ontario Lake Plain, Mosquito Creek/Pymatuning Lowlands.

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Erie County courthouse, w:Erie, Pennsylvania
A VIEW OF THE AREA

Erie County courthouse, w:Erie, Pennsylvania

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THE SETTINGLow Lime Drift Plain
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS43 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Erie County on the map

THE ERIE COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Low Lime Drift Plain setting.

Erie County has 798.9 square miles of land in Pennsylvania. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Erie County: Low Lime Drift Plain, Erie/Ontario Lake Plain, Mosquito Creek/Pymatuning Lowlands.

Low rounded hills, glacial moraines, kettles and wetland areas define the Erie Drift Plain. Its terrain is more varied than nearby flatter farming regions and less rugged than the unglaciated plateaus.

Regional context: Erie Drift Plain ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Erie County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Low Lime Drift Plain76.5%
  2. Erie/Ontario Lake Plain16.8%
  3. Mosquito Creek/Pymatuning Lowlands6.6%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 99.3% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands in Erie County

Glacially shaped lowlands and irregular plains border the Great Lakes and adjacent hills. The lakes influence regional weather, while local landforms reflect both glacial deposits and former shorelines.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Erie County

The atlas lists 43 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Erie County, including Waterford, Washington, Venango. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Erie County

Erie County by land and water

The Census records 759.2 square miles of water within Erie County, or 48.7% of its total area. That share is close to Erie County’s 48.7%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Erie County has 41.8 times the land area of nearby Erie city (19.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Crawford County, Warren County within Pennsylvania. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Erie County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Erie County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Erie County. The county includes 43 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Low Lime Drift Plain setting

Low Lime Drift Plain belongs to Erie Drift Plain. What do parcel-specific maps show about moraine slopes, low depressions and the route from road frontage to the land? The wider county also reaches Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Erie

Erie is 1.2 miles east of the Erie County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Erie County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON ERIE COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 42.1180° N, 80.0964° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Erie County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Erie

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Erie ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Erie County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Low Lime Drift Plain

Explore the agency mapping behind the Erie Drift Plain context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Pennsylvania landowner resources

Pennsylvania DEP GIS

Official environmental mapping, data layers, and property-research tools.

DEP mining maps and records

Access to Pennsylvania underground mine maps and related research databases.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Erie County.

Erie lies about 1.2 miles east of Erie County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Erie County in context

NSEWErie · 1.2 miles1Millcreek · 2.5 miles2Lawrence Park · 4.4 miles3Lawrence Park · 4.4 miles4Wesleyville · 4.5 miles5Northwest Harborcreek · 5.6 miles6OUTER RING: 5.6 MILES
  1. 1
    Erie1.2 mi · city
  2. 2
    Millcreek2.5 mi · legal township
  3. 3
    Lawrence Park4.4 mi · census-designated place
  4. 4
    Lawrence Park4.4 mi · legal township
  5. 5
    Wesleyville4.5 mi · borough
  6. 6
    Northwest Harborcreek5.6 mi · census-designated place
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Pennsylvania; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Albionborough
Amitylegal township
Avoniacensus-designated place
Concordlegal township
Conneautlegal township
Corrycity
Cranesvilleborough
Edinboroborough
Elginborough
Elk Creeklegal township
Eriecity
Fairviewcensus-designated place
Fairviewlegal township
Franklinlegal township
Girardborough
Girardlegal township
Greenelegal township
Greenfieldlegal township
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Erie County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Erie County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Erie County. Erie County’s 798.9 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Low Lime Drift Plain describe all of Erie County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 3 regional units; Low Lime Drift Plain is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Erie as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 1.2 miles east of Erie County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Erie County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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Your land in Erie County.
Your next chapter.

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