Calipatria, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Calipatria, California, shaded from −190 ft near the middle to −150 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
−150 ft −45 m−160 ft −50 m−160 ft −50 m−170 ft −55 m−180 ft −55 m−190 ft −55 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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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

Calipatria sits about 170 ft (55 m) below sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
−170 ft −55 m
most residents: −180–−160 ft
Lowest
−190 ft −55 m
near the middle
Highest
−150 ft −45 m
on the northeast side
Average
−170 ft −55 m
all land inside city limits

Calipatria spans about 40 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.

About 100% of residents live below sea level.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
−170 ft−55 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
−150 ft−45 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, near the middle
−190 ft−55 m
Town center
USGS map point for Calipatria
−180 ft−55 m
Airport (CLR)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
−182 ft−55 m
Average of all land−170 ft−55 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Calipatria, California, shaded from −190 ft near the middle to −150 ft on the northeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Imperial County, California, United States
Population
6,522 2024 est.
Land area
3.7 sq mi
Density
1,750 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.1256° N, 115.5142° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Salton Sea basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Cliff Hatfield Memorial (CLR) −182 ft
ZIP codes 1
92233
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Holtville−10 ft
  2. Heber−14 ft
  3. El Centro−38 ft
  4. Seeley−40 ft
  5. El Centro Naval Air Facility−42 ft
  6. Imperial−55 ft
  7. Brawley−110 ft
  8. Niland−140 ft
  9. Westmorland−160 ft
  10. Calipatria−170 ft
  11. Bombay Beach−220 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Rabbit Peak6,650 ft
  • Martinez Mountain6,570 ft
  • Whale Peak5,350 ft
  • Black Butte, Riverside County4,500 ft
  • Coyote Mountain3,194 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).
  • 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, −210 ft at 33.1546° N, 115.5540° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • 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.