Potrero, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Potrero, California, shaded from 2,250 ft on the northwest side to 2,770 ft at the foot of the San Ysidro Mountains
Elevation
2,770 ft 845 m2,640 ft 805 m2,570 ft 785 m2,440 ft 745 m2,310 ft 705 m2,250 ft 685 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Potrero sits at about 2,350 ft (715 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,350 ft 715 m
most residents: 2,270–2,460 ft
Lowest
2,250 ft 685 m
on the northwest side
Highest
2,770 ft 845 m
at the foot of the San Ysidro Mountains
Average
2,390 ft 730 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Potrero spans about 520 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
2,350 ft715 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the San Ysidro Mountains
2,770 ft845 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
2,250 ft685 m
Town center
USGS map point for Potrero
2,340 ft715 m
Average of all land2,390 ft730 m
Nearest peak
Tecate Peak, 4.5 mi southwest of the CDP boundary
3,780 ft1,150 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Potrero, California, shaded from 2,250 ft on the northwest side to 2,770 ft at the foot of the San Ysidro Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in San Diego County, California, United States
Population
648 2020 Census
Land area
3.1 sq mi
Density
206 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.6048° N, 116.6131° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Lower Californian
Drains to
Cottonwood Creek → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
91963
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Mount Laguna5,940 ft
  2. Pine Valley3,770 ft
  3. Descanso3,770 ft
  4. Boulevard3,710 ft
  5. Campo2,900 ft
  6. Potrero2,350 ft
  7. Alpine1,910 ft
  8. Crest1,540 ft
  9. Harbison Canyon1,210 ft
  10. Jamul1,000 ft
  11. Rancho San Diego560 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Viejas Mountain4,189 ft
  • Tecate Peak3,780 ft
  • Lyons Peak3,741 ft
  • Otay Mountain3,560 ft
  • San Miguel Mountain2,569 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Potrero is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.