Columbiana, AL Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Columbiana, Alabama, shaded from 430 ft on the northeast side to 973 ft on Columbiana Mountain
Elevation
970 ft 295 m840 ft 255 m770 ft 235 m630 ft 195 m500 ft 150 m430 ft 130 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
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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

Columbiana sits at about 570 ft (175 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
570 ft 175 m
most residents: 520–590 ft
Lowest
430 ft 130 m
on the northeast side
Highest
973 ft 297 m
on Columbiana Mountain
Average
580 ft 175 m
all land inside city limits

Columbiana spans about 540 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
570 ft175 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on Columbiana Mountain
973 ft297 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
430 ft130 m
Town center
USGS map point for Columbiana
530 ft160 m
Average of all land580 ft175 m

Elevation profile, west to east

7.1 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Columbiana, Alabama, shaded from 430 ft on the northeast side to 973 ft on Columbiana Mountain
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Shelby County, Alabama, United States
Population
4,904 2024 est.
Land area
18.5 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
265 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.1782° N, 86.6072° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Piedmont
Drains to
Coosa River → Alabama River → Mobile River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
35051
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Columbiana570 ft
  2. Chelsea560 ft
  3. Calera560 ft
  4. Indian Springs Village550 ft
  5. Alabaster530 ft
  6. Pelham520 ft
  7. Westover500 ft
  8. Shelby490 ft
  9. Talladega Springs490 ft
  10. Fayetteville440 ft
  11. Wilsonville430 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Cheaha Mountain2,413 ft
  • Morton Hill2,070 ft
  • Johnson Mountain1,170 ft
  • Columbiana Mountain973 ft
  • Kelley Mountain724 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.