THE HOPKINTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills setting.
Hopkinton town has 43 square miles of land in Washington 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
Hopkinton and Washington County
Hopkinton is associated with Washington 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.
Hopkinton by land and water
The Census records 1.28 square miles of water within Hopkinton, or 2.9% of its total area. It is 38.6 percentage points lower than the 41.5% recorded for Washington County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hopkinton town has 13 times the land area of nearby Hopkinton CDP (3.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

