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Philadelphia County has 134.3 square miles of land in Pennsylvania. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Philadelphia County: Piedmont Uplands, Delaware River Terraces and Uplands.

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Natural-color aerial photograph of land around Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
THE LAND FROM ABOVE

A closer look at Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania · USDA NAIP aerial photography

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Land around Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania from above

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THE SETTINGPiedmont Uplands
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS1 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Philadelphia County on the map

THE PHILADELPHIA COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Piedmont Uplands setting.

Philadelphia County has 134.3 square miles of land in Pennsylvania. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Philadelphia County: Piedmont Uplands, Delaware River Terraces and Uplands.

Rounded low hills, open valleys and irregular plains form a transition between Appalachian highlands and the coastal plain. The underlying geology mixes metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary rocks.

Regional context: Northern Piedmont ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Philadelphia County intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Piedmont Uplands56.4%
  2. Delaware River Terraces and Uplands43.6%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain in Philadelphia County

Low coastal plains contain terraces, estuaries, marshes and barrier islands. Unconsolidated sediments underlie this varied coastal setting, with forest patterns changing near streams and low-lying areas.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Philadelphia County

The atlas lists 1 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Philadelphia County, including Philadelphia. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Philadelphia County

Philadelphia County by land and water

The Census records 8.1 square miles of water within Philadelphia County, or 5.7% of its total area. That share is close to Philadelphia County’s 5.7%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

The Census boundary meets Bucks County, Delaware County, Montgomery 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
Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Philadelphia County. The county includes 1 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Piedmont Uplands setting

Piedmont Uplands belongs to Northern Piedmont. Does the survey show valley land, hillside or ridge-top acreage, and how is its connection to a public road documented? The wider county also reaches Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Confirm the route to the land

For acreage in Philadelphia County, identify the road or easement that actually reaches the parcel. Confirm the recorded right of access, maintenance responsibility, and utility route before relying on a map line.

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Philadelphia 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 PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 40.0094° N, 75.1333° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Philadelphia County ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Philadelphia 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

Piedmont Uplands

Explore the agency mapping behind the Northern Piedmont 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 Philadelphia County.

The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

Philadelphiacity
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Philadelphia County. Philadelphia County’s 134.3 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Piedmont Uplands describe all of Philadelphia County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 2 regional units; Piedmont Uplands is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I request an offer without being near Philadelphia 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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