THE WILLIAMSBURG CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Rolling Coastal Plain setting.
Williamsburg city has 8.94 square miles of land in Virginia. The mapped landscape region in Williamsburg city 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 Williamsburg city
The atlas lists 1 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Williamsburg city, including Williamsburg. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Williamsburg city by land and water
The Census records 0.16 square miles of water within Williamsburg city, or 1.8% of its total area. That share is close to Williamsburg city’s 1.8%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
The Census boundary meets James City County, York County within Virginia. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

