Dewey Beach, DE Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dewey Beach, Delaware, shaded from sea level level on Rehoboth Bay to 18 ft on the north side
Elevation
33 ft 10 m25 ft 8 m21 ft 6 m12 ft 4 m4 ft 1 m0 ft 0 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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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Town area
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Elevation Data

Dewey Beach sits at about 9 ft (3 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
9 ft 3 m
most residents: 2–16 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Rehoboth Bay
Highest
18 ft 6 m
on the north side
Average
9 ft 3 m
all land inside town limits

Dewey Beach is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 18 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
9 ft3 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the north side
18 ft6 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets Rehoboth Bay
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Dewey Beach
5 ft2 m
Average of all land9 ft3 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dewey Beach, Delaware, shaded from sea level level on Rehoboth Bay to 18 ft on the north side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States
Population
405 2024 est.
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
1,224 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.6929° N, 75.0746° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Coastal Plain
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 1
19971
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Dagsboro25 ft
  2. Millsboro25 ft
  3. Rehoboth Beach19 ft
  4. Lewes13 ft
  5. Millville12 ft
  6. Ocean View12 ft
  7. Long Neck10 ft
  8. Dewey Beach9 ft
  9. Henlopen Acres7 ft
  10. Bethany Beach6 ft
  11. South Bethany3 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sand Hill77 ft
  • Rattlesnake Hill31 ft
  • Cottonpatch Hill18 ft
  • Poke Hill11 ft
  • Cat Hill9 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town 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 town 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, 0 ft at 38.6938° N, 75.0782° 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.