THE HARRISONBURG CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys setting.
Harrisonburg city has 17.3 square miles of land in Virginia. The mapped landscape region in Harrisonburg city is Northern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Finding your parcel within Harrisonburg city
The atlas lists 1 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Harrisonburg city, including Harrisonburg. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Harrisonburg city by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Harrisonburg city, or 0.3% of its total area. That share is close to Harrisonburg city’s 0.3%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
The Census boundary meets Rockingham County within Virginia. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

