THE ONLEY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Delmarva Uplands setting.
Onley town has 0.8 square miles of land in Accomack 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
Onley and Accomack County
Onley is associated with Accomack 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.
Onley by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Onley, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 64.6 percentage points lower than the 65.7% recorded for Accomack County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Onley town has 75% of the land area of nearby Tasley CDP (1.07 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

