Malibu, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Malibu, California, shaded from sea level level on the Pacific Ocean to 1,760 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,760 ft 535 m1,320 ft 400 m1,100 ft 335 m660 ft 200 m220 ft 65 m0 ft 0 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.
Click or tap anywhere
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

Malibu sits at about 190 ft (55 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
190 ft 55 m
most residents: 12–440 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Pacific Ocean
Highest
1,760 ft 535 m
on the northwest side
Average
380 ft 115 m
all land inside city limits

Malibu spans about 1,760 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
190 ft55 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
1,760 ft535 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Pacific Ocean
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Malibu
110 ft35 m
Average of all land380 ft115 m
Nearest peak
Saddle Peak, 2.0 mi northeast of the city limits (NGS survey)
2,807 ft856 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Malibu, California, shaded from sea level level on the Pacific Ocean to 1,760 ft on the northwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Population
10,298 2024 est.
Land area
19.8 sq mi + 79.3 sq mi water
Density
519 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.0050° N, 118.8101° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
90265
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Topanga1,240 ft
  2. Oak Park1,130 ft
  3. Hidden Hills1,130 ft
  4. Lake Sherwood1,090 ft
  5. Calabasas1,090 ft
  6. Agoura Hills970 ft
  7. Westlake Village930 ft
  8. Thousand Oaks840 ft
  9. Casa Conejo660 ft
  10. Pepperdine University450 ft
  11. Malibu190 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Oat Mountain3,765 ft
  • Boney Mountain2,990 ft
  • Saddle Peak2,807 ft
  • South Mountain2,340 ft
  • San Pedro Hill1,480 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, −2 ft at 34.0440° N, 118.9201° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted; this coastal land's lowest point is sea level on the coast.
  • 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.