THE BELLE HAVEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Delmarva Uplands setting.
Belle Haven town has 1.53 square miles of land in Accomack County, Northampton County. Its Census reference point is in Delmarva Uplands, within Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains contain terraces, estuaries, marshes and barrier islands. Unconsolidated sediments underlie this varied coastal setting, with forest patterns changing near streams and low-lying areas.
Regional context: Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Belle Haven intersects 2 county geographies: Accomack County, Northampton County. A Belle Haven mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Belle Haven by land and water
The Census records 0.08 square miles of water within Belle Haven, or 5.2% of its total area. It is 2.5 percentage points lower than the 7.7% recorded for Virginia. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Belle Haven town has 5.2 times the land area of nearby Savage Town CDP (0.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

