THE CHAIN LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Eastern Puget Uplands setting.
Chain Lake CDP has 10.9 square miles of land in Snohomish County. Its Census reference point is in Eastern Puget Uplands, 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
Chain Lake and Snohomish County
Chain Lake is associated with Snohomish 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.
Chain Lake by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Chain Lake, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 4.5 percentage points lower than the 5% recorded for Snohomish County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Chain Lake CDP has 5.2 times the land area of nearby Monroe North CDP (2.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

