Gulf Shores, AL Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gulf Shores, Alabama, shaded from sea level level on the Gulf of America to 73 ft on the north side
Elevation
73 ft 22 m54 ft 17 m45 ft 14 m27 ft 8 m9 ft 3 m0 ft 0 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

Gulf Shores sits at about 13 ft (4 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
13 ft 4 m
most residents: 4–37 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Gulf of America
Highest
73 ft 22 m
on the north side
Average
14 ft 4 m
all land inside city limits

Gulf Shores spans about 73 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
13 ft4 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
73 ft22 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Gulf of America
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Gulf Shores
7 ft2 m
Airport (JKA)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
17 ft5 m
Average of all land14 ft4 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gulf Shores, Alabama, shaded from sea level level on the Gulf of America to 73 ft on the north side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
Population
17,431 2024 est.
Land area
28.6 sq mi + 4.8 sq mi water
Density
609 per sq mi
Coordinates
30.2460° N, 87.7008° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Drains to
Gulf of America
Airport
Gulf Shores International/Jack Edwards Field (JKA) 17 ft
ZIP codes 3
36542 36547 36561
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Silverhill140 ft
  2. Summerdale110 ft
  3. Foley66 ft
  4. Elberta54 ft
  5. Lillian37 ft
  6. Point Clear25 ft
  7. Magnolia Springs24 ft
  8. Perdido Beach19 ft
  9. Bon Secour17 ft
  10. Gulf Shores13 ft
  11. Orange Beach12 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

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).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, −3 ft at 30.2821° N, 87.7546° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted; this coastal land's lowest point is sea level on the coast.
  • 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 and Watershed Boundary Dataset; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.