THE SHORT PUMP LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Outer Piedmont setting.
Short Pump CDP has 8.94 square miles of land in Henrico County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Outer Piedmont, within Piedmont.
The Piedmont is a belt of irregular plains and hills between the Appalachians and the coastal plain. A complex mixture of older rocks underlies its pine and hardwood woodland landscapes.
Regional context: Piedmont ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Short Pump and Henrico County
Short Pump is associated with Henrico 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.
Short Pump by land and water
The Census records 0.11 square miles of water within Short Pump, or 1.3% of its total area. It is 3.3 percentage points lower than the 4.6% recorded for Henrico County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Short Pump CDP has 2 times the land area of nearby Innsbrook CDP (4.37 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

