Grover Beach, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Grover Beach, California, shaded from 6 ft on the northwest side to 230 ft on the east side
Elevation
230 ft 70 m180 ft 55 m150 ft 45 m92 ft 28 m34 ft 11 m6 ft 2 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

Grover Beach sits at about 65 ft (20 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
65 ft 20 m
most residents: 36–160 ft
Lowest
6 ft 2 m
on the northwest side
Highest
230 ft 70 m
on the east side
Average
67 ft 20 m
all land inside city limits

Grover Beach spans about 224 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
65 ft20 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
230 ft70 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
6 ft2 m
Town center
USGS map point for Grover Beach
58 ft18 m
Airport (SBP)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 7.2 mi north of the city limits
212 ft65 m
Average of all land67 ft20 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Grover Beach, California, shaded from 6 ft on the northwest side to 230 ft on the east side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
Population
12,534 2024 est.
Land area
2.3 sq mi
Density
5,421 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.1216° N, 120.6213° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
Airport
San Luis Obispo County Regional (SBP) 212 ft
ZIP codes 1
93433
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Blacklake350 ft
  2. Los Berros270 ft
  3. Edna270 ft
  4. Los Ranchos260 ft
  5. Woodlands240 ft
  6. Avila Beach160 ft
  7. Callender150 ft
  8. Arroyo Grande120 ft
  9. Pismo Beach85 ft
  10. Grover Beach65 ft
  11. Oceano55 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Machesna Mountain4,060 ft
  • Tepusquet Peak3,240 ft
  • Hi Mountain3,190 ft
  • Pine Ridge, San Luis Obispo County3,190 ft
  • Mount Lospe1,650 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. All public domain.