THE CHELSEA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Vermont Piedmont setting.
Chelsea town has 40.1 square miles of land in Orange County. Its Census reference point is in Vermont Piedmont, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Chelsea and Orange County
Chelsea is associated with Orange 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.
Chelsea by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Chelsea, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points lower than the 0.7% recorded for Orange County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Chelsea town has 45.1 times the land area of nearby Chelsea CDP (0.89 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

