Vestavia Hills, AL Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, shaded from 400 ft on the southeast side to 1,170 ft near the middle
Elevation
1,170 ft 355 m970 ft 295 m880 ft 270 m690 ft 210 m500 ft 150 m400 ft 120 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

Vestavia Hills sits at about 660 ft (200 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
660 ft 200 m
most residents: 540–930 ft
Lowest
400 ft 120 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,170 ft 355 m
near the middle
Average
670 ft 205 m
all land inside city limits

Vestavia Hills spans about 770 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
660 ft200 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, near the middle
1,170 ft355 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
400 ft120 m
Town center
USGS map point for Vestavia Hills
960 ft295 m
Airport (BHM)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 5.3 mi north of the city limits
650 ft198 m
Average of all land670 ft205 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.5 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, shaded from 400 ft on the southeast side to 1,170 ft near the middle
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Jefferson and Shelby counties, Alabama, United States
Population
38,151 2024 est.
Land area
20.1 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
1,896 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.4487° N, 86.7878° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Valley and Ridge
Drains to
Cahaba River → Alabama River → Mobile River → Gulf of America
Airport
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International (BHM) 650 ft
ZIP codes 5
35210 35216 35226 35242 35243
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Eagle Point770 ft
  2. Mountain Brook750 ft
  3. Homewood710 ft
  4. Vestavia Hills660 ft
  5. Birmingham650 ft
  6. Hoover610 ft
  7. Meadowbrook590 ft
  8. Fairfield590 ft
  9. Brook Highland580 ft
  10. Indian Springs Village550 ft
  11. Midfield540 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Cheaha Mountain2,413 ft
  • Morton Hill2,070 ft
  • Ruffner Mountain1,240 ft
  • Little Shades Mountain850 ft
  • Little Valley Mountain800 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.