THE MILTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Central Puget Lowland setting.
Milton city has 2.78 square miles of land in King County, Pierce County. Its Census reference point is in Central Puget Lowland, 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
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Milton intersects 2 county geographies: King County, Pierce County. A Milton mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Milton by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Milton, or 1.3% of its total area. It is 5.4 percentage points lower than the 6.8% recorded for Washington. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Milton city has 2.8 times the land area of nearby Fife Heights CDP (0.98 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

