THE SUSSEX LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Rolling Coastal Plain setting.
Sussex CDP has 4.7 square miles of land in Sussex County. Its Census reference point is in Rolling Coastal Plain, within Southeastern Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Sussex and Sussex County
Sussex is associated with Sussex 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.
Sussex by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Sussex, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points lower than the 0.5% recorded for Sussex County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Sussex CDP has 8.2 times the land area of nearby Stony Creek town (0.58 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

