THE WINCHESTER CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys setting.
Winchester city has 9.19 square miles of land in Virginia. The mapped landscape region in Winchester 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 Winchester city
The atlas lists 1 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Winchester city, including Winchester. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Winchester city by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Winchester city, or 0.2% of its total area. That share is close to Winchester city’s 0.2%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
The Census boundary meets Frederick County within Virginia. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

