THE CHARLES CITY COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Rolling Coastal Plain setting.
Charles City County has 182.9 square miles of land in Virginia. The mapped landscape region in Charles City County is Rolling Coastal Plain.
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 ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Finding your parcel within Charles City County
The atlas lists 1 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Charles City County, including Charles City. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Charles City County by land and water
The Census records 21.3 square miles of water within Charles City County, or 10.4% of its total area. That share is close to Charles City County’s 10.4%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Charles City County has 67.7 times the land area of nearby Charles City CDP (2.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Chesterfield County, Henrico County, James City County, New Kent County, Prince George County, Surry County within Virginia. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

