THE GWYNN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes setting.
Gwynn CDP has 2.35 square miles of land in Mathews 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
Gwynn and Mathews County
Gwynn is associated with Mathews 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.
Gwynn by land and water
The Census records 3.05 square miles of water within Gwynn, or 56.5% of its total area. It is 9.4 percentage points lower than the 65.9% recorded for Mathews County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Gwynn CDP has 1.2 times the land area of nearby Mathews CDP (1.98 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

