Broward County, FL Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Broward County, Florida, shaded from sea level on the Atlantic Ocean to 210 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
210 ft 65 m160 ft 50 m130 ft 40 m79 ft 24 m26 ft 8 m0 ft 0 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Broward County averages about 9 ft (3 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from sea level on the Atlantic Ocean to 210 ft on the northeast side.

Average elevation
9 ft 3 m
all land inside the county
Highest
210 ft 65 m
on the northeast side
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Atlantic Ocean

Broward County spans about 210 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

Under 1% of Broward County's land lies below the average daily high tide (MHHW, NOAA), and 3% lies less than 3 ft above it. Check flood zones on FEMA's map

FigureElevation
Average of all land9 ft3 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
210 ft65 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Atlantic Ocean
0 ft0 m

Elevation profile, south to north

24 mi south to north through Fort Lauderdale.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Broward County, Florida, shaded from sea level on the Atlantic Ocean to 210 ft on the northeast side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
County in Florida, United States
Population
2,037,472 2024 est.
Land area
1,203.0 sq mi + 105.4 sq mi water
Density
1,694 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Coastal Plain 99%
Drains to
Gulf of America 58%, Atlantic Ocean 42%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Hendry County22 ft
  2. Palm Beach County13 ft
  3. Collier County11 ft
  4. Broward County9 ft
  5. Miami-Dade County5 ft

Rankings by average elevation

All 37 towns in Broward County by typical elevation
  1. Hillsboro Pines16 ft
  2. Deerfield Beach13 ft
  3. Hillsboro Beach13 ft
  4. Coconut Creek13 ft
  5. Parkland12 ft
  6. Margate11 ft
  7. Coral Springs10 ft
  8. Pompano Beach10 ft
  9. North Lauderdale10 ft
  10. Tamarac9 ft
  11. Broadview Park9 ft
  12. West Park9 ft
  13. Lauderdale-by-the-Sea8 ft
  14. Pembroke Park8 ft
  15. Boulevard Gardens7 ft
  16. Sea Ranch Lakes7 ft
  17. Sunrise7 ft
  18. Lauderdale Lakes7 ft
  19. Hollywood7 ft
  20. Lauderhill7 ft
  21. Roosevelt Gardens7 ft
  22. Weston7 ft
  23. Lazy Lake6 ft
  24. Plantation6 ft
  25. Oakland Park6 ft
  26. Fort Lauderdale6 ft
  27. Franklin Park6 ft
  28. Cooper City6 ft
  29. Davie6 ft
  30. Pembroke Pines6 ft
  31. Washington Park6 ft
  32. Miramar5 ft
  33. Lighthouse Point5 ft
  34. Hallandale Beach5 ft
  35. Dania Beach5 ft
  36. Wilton Manors5 ft
  37. Southwest Ranches4 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • 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, −5 ft at 26.2024° N, 80.2007° 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: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones; NOAA tidal surfaces (MHHW). All public domain.