THE BENNS CHURCH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes setting.
Benns Church CDP has 4.1 square miles of land in Isle of Wight County. Its Census reference point is in Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes, 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
Benns Church and Isle of Wight County
Benns Church is associated with Isle of Wight 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.
Benns Church by land and water
The Census records 0.08 square miles of water within Benns Church, or 1.9% of its total area. It is 11.1 percentage points lower than the 13% recorded for Isle of Wight County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Benns Church CDP has 42.2% of the land area of nearby Smithfield town (9.73 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

