Lancaster, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lancaster, California, shaded from 2,280 ft near the middle to 3,470 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
3,470 ft 1,060 m3,180 ft 970 m3,030 ft 925 m2,730 ft 830 m2,430 ft 740 m2,280 ft 695 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
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

Lancaster sits at about 2,380 ft (725 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,380 ft 725 m
most residents: 2,330–2,440 ft
Lowest
2,280 ft 695 m
near the middle
Highest
3,470 ft 1,060 m
on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
2,410 ft 735 m
all land inside city limits

Lancaster spans about 1,190 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
2,380 ft725 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
3,470 ft1,060 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, near the middle
2,280 ft695 m
Town center
USGS map point for Lancaster
2,350 ft715 m
Airport (WJF)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
2,351 ft717 m
Average of all land2,410 ft735 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lancaster, California, shaded from 2,280 ft near the middle to 3,470 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Population
167,426 2024 est.
Land area
94.3 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
1,776 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.6980° N, 118.1367° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Rosamond Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
General Wm J Fox Airfield (WJF) 2,351 ft
ZIP codes 3
93534 93535 93536
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Leona Valley3,450 ft
  2. Elizabeth Lake3,380 ft
  3. Acton3,240 ft
  4. Green Valley, Los Angeles County3,000 ft
  5. Littlerock2,880 ft
  6. Sun Village2,730 ft
  7. Desert View Highlands2,720 ft
  8. Palmdale2,680 ft
  9. Quartz Hill2,470 ft
  10. Lancaster2,380 ft
  11. Rosamond2,350 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Covington Mountain7,880 ft
  • Pacifico Mountain7,137 ft
  • Mount Gleason6,530 ft
  • Liebre Mountain5,780 ft
  • Soledad Mountain4,140 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.