THE GREAT FALLS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Outer Piedmont setting.
Great Falls town has 4.24 square miles of land in Chester County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Outer Piedmont, within Piedmont.
The Piedmont is a belt of irregular plains and hills between the Appalachians and the coastal plain. A complex mixture of older rocks underlies its pine and hardwood woodland landscapes.
Regional context: Piedmont ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Great Falls and Chester County
Great Falls is associated with Chester 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.
Great Falls by land and water
The Census records 0.14 square miles of water within Great Falls, or 3.2% of its total area. It is 2.2 percentage points higher than the 1% recorded for Chester County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Great Falls town has 3.1 times the land area of nearby Fort Lawn town (1.39 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

