Argo, AL Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Argo, Alabama, shaded from 590 ft on the south side to 1,480 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
1,480 ft 450 m1,260 ft 385 m1,150 ft 350 m930 ft 285 m710 ft 215 m590 ft 180 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Argo sits at about 870 ft (265 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
870 ft 265 m
most residents: 680–960 ft
Lowest
590 ft 180 m
on the south side
Highest
1,480 ft 450 m
on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
840 ft 255 m
all land inside city limits

Argo spans about 890 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
870 ft265 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
1,480 ft450 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
590 ft180 m
Average of all land840 ft255 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.4 mi south to north through the middle of Argo.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Argo, Alabama, shaded from 590 ft on the south side to 1,480 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in St. Clair and Jefferson counties, Alabama, United States
Population
4,369 2024 est.
Land area
11.0 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
398 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.6970° N, 86.5012° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Valley and Ridge
Drains to
Cahaba River → Alabama River → Mobile River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 2
35120 35173
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Grayson Valley970 ft
  2. Clay930 ft
  3. Remlap920 ft
  4. Argo870 ft
  5. Trussville830 ft
  6. Springville820 ft
  7. Odenville770 ft
  8. Margaret770 ft
  9. Pinson760 ft
  10. Moody700 ft
  11. Leeds670 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Cheaha Mountain2,413 ft
  • Dugger Mountain2,130 ft
  • Morton Hill2,070 ft
  • Cahaba Mountain1,515 ft
  • Simmons Mountain1,170 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census city limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.