Quincy, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Quincy, California, shaded from 3,400 ft on the northeast side to 5,590 ft on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
5,590 ft 1,705 m5,040 ft 1,535 m4,770 ft 1,455 m4,220 ft 1,285 m3,670 ft 1,120 m3,400 ft 1,035 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

Quincy sits at about 3,430 ft (1,045 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,430 ft 1,045 m
most residents: 3,420–4,250 ft
Lowest
3,400 ft 1,035 m
on the northeast side
Highest
5,590 ft 1,705 m
on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
4,040 ft 1,230 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Quincy spans about 2,190 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
3,430 ft1,045 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
5,590 ft1,705 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
3,400 ft1,035 m
Town center
USGS map point for Quincy
3,430 ft1,045 m
Airport (2O1)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
3,419 ft1,042 m
Average of all land4,040 ft1,230 m
Nearest peak
Claremont, 1.6 mi south of the CDP boundary
6,990 ft2,130 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,430 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
205.6 °F96.5 °C

vs 212 °F at sea level; USDA: food takes longer to cook.

Air pressure
88% of sea level

26.4 inHg (89.4 kPa): each breath holds 12% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.5% at sea level

Air is still 21% oxygen, just thinner. Normal at the coast: 20.9%.

Sunburn
+7% more UV

EPA: UV rises about 2% for every 1,000 ft.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Quincy, California, shaded from 3,400 ft on the northeast side to 5,590 ft on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Plumas County, California, United States
Population
1,630 2020 Census
Land area
4.2 sq mi
Density
386 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.9368° N, 120.9472° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Cascade-sierra Mountains
Drains to
North Fork Feather River → Feather River → Sacramento River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Gansner Field (2O1) 3,419 ft
ZIP codes 1
95971
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Greenhorn4,590 ft
  2. Crescent Mills4,050 ft
  3. Spring Garden3,960 ft
  4. Meadow Valley3,750 ft
  5. Taylorsville3,550 ft
  6. East Quincy3,510 ft
  7. Quincy3,430 ft
  8. Indian Falls3,360 ft
  9. Keddie3,180 ft
  10. Paxton2,910 ft
  11. Twain2,790 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Hough7,235 ft
  • Bald Eagle Mountain7,186 ft
  • Claremont6,990 ft
  • Red Hill6,352 ft
  • Rush Creek Hill6,350 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).
  • Altitude effects: standard-atmosphere formulas applied to the typical elevation; UV from EPA's rule of thumb (about 2% per 1,000 ft).
  • 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.
  • Quincy 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.