THE CUMBERLAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills setting.
Cumberland town has 26.5 square miles of land in Providence County. Its Census reference point is in Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Cumberland and Providence County
Cumberland is associated with Providence 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.
Cumberland by land and water
The Census records 1.81 square miles of water within Cumberland, or 6.4% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points higher than the 6% recorded for Providence County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Cumberland town has 8.3 times the land area of nearby Cumberland Hill CDP (3.18 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

