Fresno, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fresno, California, shaded from 220 ft on the northwest side to 410 ft on the south side
Elevation
410 ft 125 m360 ft 110 m340 ft 105 m290 ft 90 m250 ft 75 m220 ft 70 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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

Fresno sits at about 310 ft (95 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
310 ft 95 m
most residents: 290–360 ft
Lowest
220 ft 70 m
on the northwest side
Highest
410 ft 125 m
on the south side
Average
310 ft 95 m
all land inside city limits

Fresno spans about 190 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
310 ft95 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
410 ft125 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
220 ft70 m
Town center
USGS map point for Fresno
310 ft95 m
Airport (FAT)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
336 ft102 m
Average of all land310 ft95 m

Elevation profile, south to north

15 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fresno, California, shaded from 220 ft on the northwest side to 410 ft on the south side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Fresno County, California, United States
Population
550,105 2024 est.
Land area
116.2 sq mi + 1.2 sq mi water
Density
4,735 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.7477° N, 119.7724° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Fresno Slough → San Joaquin River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Fresno Yosemite International (FAT) 336 ft
ZIP codes 21
93650 93701 93702 93703 93704 93705 93706 93710 93711 93720 93721 93722 93723 93725 93726 93727 93728 93730 93737 93740 93741
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Fort Washington380 ft
  2. Clovis370 ft
  3. Tarpey Village350 ft
  4. Sunnyside320 ft
  5. Old Fig Garden320 ft
  6. Mayfair310 ft
  7. Fresno310 ft
  8. Malaga290 ft
  9. Calwa290 ft
  10. Easton280 ft
  11. West Park270 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Black Mountain, Fresno County3,598 ft
  • Bear Mountain, Fresno County3,400 ft
  • Tivy Mountain2,840 ft
  • Jesse Morrow Mountain2,100 ft
  • Campbell Mountain1,756 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.