Santa Paula, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Santa Paula, California, shaded from 200 ft on the southwest side to 820 ft at the foot of the Topatopa Mountains
Elevation
820 ft 250 m670 ft 205 m590 ft 180 m440 ft 135 m280 ft 85 m200 ft 60 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

Santa Paula sits at about 280 ft (85 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
280 ft 85 m
most residents: 240–410 ft
Lowest
200 ft 60 m
on the southwest side
Highest
820 ft 250 m
at the foot of the Topatopa Mountains
Average
330 ft 100 m
all land inside city limits

Santa Paula spans about 620 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
280 ft85 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Topatopa Mountains
820 ft250 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
200 ft60 m
Town center
USGS map point for Santa Paula
280 ft85 m
Average of all land330 ft100 m
Nearest peak
South Mountain, 1.9 mi southeast of the city limits
2,340 ft710 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.2 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Santa Paula, California, shaded from 200 ft on the southwest side to 820 ft at the foot of the Topatopa Mountains
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Ventura County, California, United States
Population
31,786 2024 est.
Land area
5.5 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
5,748 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.3542° N, 119.0593° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
93060
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Ojai780 ft
  2. Moorpark570 ft
  3. Santa Rosa Valley450 ft
  4. Fillmore440 ft
  5. Somis380 ft
  6. Santa Paula280 ft
  7. San Buenaventura (Ventura)180 ft
  8. Camarillo160 ft
  9. Saticoy160 ft
  10. El Rio95 ft
  11. Nyeland Acres72 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Hines Peak6,716 ft
  • Whiteacre Peak5,050 ft
  • Boney Mountain2,990 ft
  • Sulphur Mountain2,820 ft
  • South Mountain2,340 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.