Miami-Dade County, FL Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Miami-Dade County, Florida, shaded from sea level on Biscayne Bay to 270 ft on the north side
Elevation
270 ft 80 m200 ft 60 m170 ft 50 m100 ft 30 m33 ft 10 m0 ft 0 m
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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.
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County area
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Elevation Data

Miami-Dade County averages about 5 ft (1 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from sea level on Biscayne Bay to 270 ft on the north side.

Average elevation
5 ft 1 m
all land inside the county
Highest
270 ft 80 m
on the north side
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Biscayne Bay

Miami-Dade County spans about 270 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.

6% of Miami-Dade County's land lies below the average daily high tide (MHHW, NOAA), and 28% lies less than 3 ft above it. Check flood zones on FEMA's map

FigureElevation
Average of all land5 ft1 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the north side
270 ft80 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets Biscayne Bay
0 ft0 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Miami-Dade County, Florida, shaded from sea level on Biscayne Bay to 270 ft on the north side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
County in Florida, United States
Population
2,838,461 2024 est.
Land area
1,900.0 sq mi + 489.3 sq mi water
Density
1,494 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Coastal Plain 99%
Drains to
Gulf of America 79%, Atlantic Ocean 21%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Collier County11 ft
  2. Broward County9 ft
  3. Miami-Dade County5 ft
  4. Monroe County1 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Palm Tree Head11 ft
  • Panther Mound6 ft
All 70 towns in Miami-Dade County by typical elevation
  1. Coral Gables10 ft
  2. Palmetto Estates10 ft
  3. Gladeview9 ft
  4. Fisher Island9 ft
  5. West Perrine9 ft
  6. South Miami9 ft
  7. Pinecrest9 ft
  8. Brownsville9 ft
  9. Miami Shores9 ft
  10. Miami9 ft
  11. Palmetto Bay8 ft
  12. Richmond Heights8 ft
  13. Goulds8 ft
  14. Pinewood8 ft
  15. The Hammocks8 ft
  16. Kendall West8 ft
  17. Three Lakes8 ft
  18. South Miami Heights8 ft
  19. Richmond West8 ft
  20. North Miami Beach8 ft
  21. Olympia Heights8 ft
  22. Glenvar Heights8 ft
  23. Country Walk8 ft
  24. West Miami8 ft
  25. El Portal7 ft
  26. Kendale Lakes7 ft
  27. Westwood Lakes7 ft
  28. Kendall7 ft
  29. Coral Terrace7 ft
  30. Bal Harbour7 ft
  31. North Miami7 ft
  32. Cutler Bay7 ft
  33. The Crossings7 ft
  34. West Little River7 ft
  35. Westview7 ft
  36. Tamiami7 ft
  37. Homestead Base7 ft
  38. Westchester7 ft
  39. Sunset7 ft
  40. Leisure City7 ft
  41. Ives Estates7 ft
  42. Palm Springs North7 ft
  43. Princeton6 ft
  44. Naranja6 ft
  45. Florida City6 ft
  46. Miami Gardens6 ft
  47. Doral6 ft
  48. Hialeah6 ft
  49. Indian Creek6 ft
  50. Fountainebleau6 ft
  51. Country Club6 ft
  52. Biscayne Park6 ft
  53. Miami Lakes6 ft
  54. Hialeah Gardens6 ft
  55. Biscayne Gardens6 ft
  56. Homestead6 ft
  57. Opa-locka6 ft
  58. Sweetwater6 ft
  59. Medley6 ft
  60. Virginia Gardens6 ft
  61. Key Biscayne6 ft
  62. Aventura5 ft
  63. Ojus5 ft
  64. Sunny Isles Beach5 ft
  65. Miami Springs5 ft
  66. Bay Harbor Islands4 ft
  67. Surfside4 ft
  68. North Bay Village4 ft
  69. Miami Beach3 ft
  70. Golden Beach3 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 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • 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.