THE MANASSAS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Triassic Lowlands setting.
Manassas city has 9.84 square miles of land in Manassas city. Its Census reference point is in Triassic Lowlands, within Northern Piedmont.
Rounded low hills, open valleys and irregular plains form a transition between Appalachian highlands and the coastal plain. The underlying geology mixes metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary rocks.
Regional context: Northern Piedmont ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Manassas and Manassas city
Manassas is associated with Manassas city 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.
Manassas by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within Manassas, or 0.6% of its total area. That share is close to Manassas city’s 0.6%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Manassas city has 3.4 times the land area of nearby Innovation CDP (2.89 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

