THE BEACON HILL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Cowlitz/Chehalis Foothills setting.
Beacon Hill CDP has 1.15 square miles of land in Cowlitz County. Its Census reference point is in Cowlitz/Chehalis Foothills, within Puget Lowland.
A glacial lowland surrounds Puget Sound with islands, bays, peninsulas and rolling terrain. Moraines, outwash plains and river terraces create a varied setting beneath the region's maritime climate.
Regional context: Puget Lowland ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Beacon Hill and Cowlitz County
Beacon Hill is associated with Cowlitz 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.
Beacon Hill by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Beacon Hill, or 3% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points higher than the 2.2% recorded for Cowlitz County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Beacon Hill CDP has 85.8% of the land area of nearby Lexington CDP (1.34 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

