THE ROCK HILL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Outer Piedmont setting.
Rock Hill city has 44.9 square miles of land in York 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
Rock Hill and York County
Rock Hill is associated with York 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.
Rock Hill by land and water
The Census records 0.16 square miles of water within Rock Hill, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 1.8 percentage points lower than the 2.2% recorded for York County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Rock Hill city has 17 times the land area of nearby India Hook CDP (2.64 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

