THE LUNENBURG LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Piedmont setting.
Lunenburg town has 45.2 square miles of land in Essex County. Its Census reference point is in Northern 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
Lunenburg and Essex County
Lunenburg is associated with Essex 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.
Lunenburg by land and water
The Census records 0.63 square miles of water within Lunenburg, or 1.4% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 1.6% recorded for Essex County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lunenburg town has 17.8 times the land area of nearby Lunenburg CDP (2.54 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

