Jacksonville, AL Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jacksonville, Alabama, shaded from 590 ft on the northwest side to 1,690 ft on Chimney Peak
Elevation
1,690 ft 515 m1,420 ft 430 m1,280 ft 390 m1,010 ft 305 m730 ft 225 m590 ft 180 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
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

Jacksonville sits at about 700 ft (215 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
700 ft 215 m
most residents: 640–850 ft
Lowest
590 ft 180 m
on the northwest side
Highest
1,690 ft 515 m
on Chimney Peak
Average
830 ft 255 m
all land inside city limits

Jacksonville spans about 1,100 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
700 ft215 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on Chimney Peak
1,690 ft515 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
590 ft180 m
Town center
USGS map point for Jacksonville
710 ft220 m
Average of all land830 ft255 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.6 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jacksonville, Alabama, shaded from 590 ft on the northwest side to 1,690 ft on Chimney Peak
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States
Population
14,651 2024 est.
Land area
10.9 sq mi
Density
1,343 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.8137° N, 85.7614° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Valley and Ridge
Drains to
Coosa River → Alabama River → Mobile River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
36265
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Nances Creek990 ft
  2. Choccolocco800 ft
  3. West End-Cobb Town790 ft
  4. Anniston760 ft
  5. Saks750 ft
  6. White Plains740 ft
  7. Weaver720 ft
  8. Piedmont700 ft
  9. Jacksonville700 ft
  10. Alexandria620 ft
  11. Glencoe560 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Cheaha Mountain2,413 ft
  • Dugger Mountain2,130 ft
  • Morton Hill2,070 ft
  • Chimney Peak1,700 ft
  • Ben White Point1,620 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.