Clayton, AL Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Clayton, Alabama, shaded from 380 ft on the east side to 630 ft on the east side
Elevation
630 ft 195 m570 ft 175 m540 ft 165 m480 ft 145 m410 ft 125 m380 ft 115 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 500 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Clayton sits at about 470 ft (145 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
470 ft 145 m
most residents: 470–580 ft
Lowest
380 ft 115 m
on the east side
Highest
630 ft 195 m
on the east side
Average
510 ft 155 m
all land inside city limits

Clayton spans about 250 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
470 ft145 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
630 ft195 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
380 ft115 m
Town center
USGS map point for Clayton
590 ft180 m
Airport (11A)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
435 ft133 m
Average of all land510 ft155 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Clayton, Alabama, shaded from 380 ft on the east side to 630 ft on the east side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Barbour County, Alabama, United States
Population
2,192 2024 est.
Land area
6.8 sq mi
Density
323 per sq mi
Coordinates
31.8782° N, 85.4497° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Coastal Plain
Drains to
Pea River → Choctawhatchee River → Gulf of America
Airport
Clayton Municipal (11A) 435 ft
ZIP codes 1
36016
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Banks530 ft
  2. Louisville510 ft
  3. Midway510 ft
  4. Bakerhill510 ft
  5. Union Springs500 ft
  6. Clio490 ft
  7. Clayton470 ft
  8. Brundidge460 ft
  9. Blue Springs380 ft
  10. Georgetown-Quitman County, GA290 ft
  11. Eufaula270 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Graveyard Hill, Barbour County690 ft
  • Kennedy Hill690 ft
  • Joe Hill540 ft
  • Star Hill500 ft
  • Holley Hill450 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.