THE WESTERLY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland setting.
Westerly town has 29.5 square miles of land in Washington County. Its Census reference point is in Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland, 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
Westerly and Washington County
Westerly 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.
Westerly by land and water
The Census records 45 square miles of water within Westerly, or 60.4% of its total area. It is 19 percentage points higher 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, Westerly town has 25.1 times the land area of nearby Misquamicut CDP (1.17 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

