Palm Beach County, FL Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Palm Beach County, Florida, shaded from sea level on the Atlantic Ocean to 180 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
180 ft 55 m140 ft 40 m110 ft 35 m69 ft 21 m23 ft 7 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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County area
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Elevation Data

Palm Beach County averages about 13 ft (4 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from sea level on the Atlantic Ocean to 180 ft on the northeast side.

Average elevation
13 ft 4 m
all land inside the county
Highest
180 ft 55 m
on the northeast side
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Atlantic Ocean

Palm Beach County spans about 180 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.

FigureElevation
Average of all land13 ft4 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
180 ft55 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Atlantic Ocean
0 ft0 m

Elevation profile, west to east

56 mi west to east through West Palm Beach.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Palm Beach County, Florida, shaded from sea level on the Atlantic Ocean to 180 ft on the northeast side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
County in Florida, United States
Population
1,582,055 2024 est.
Land area
1,964.3 sq mi + 418.9 sq mi water
Density
805 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Coastal Plain 99%
Drains to
Gulf of America 63%, Atlantic Ocean 33%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Martin County22 ft
  2. Hendry County22 ft
  3. Palm Beach County13 ft
  4. Broward County9 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Big Mound30 ft
All 59 towns in Palm Beach County by typical elevation
  1. The Acreage19 ft
  2. Westlake19 ft
  3. Schall Circle18 ft
  4. Loxahatchee Groves18 ft
  5. Jupiter Farms18 ft
  6. Acacia Villas18 ft
  7. Gun Club Estates18 ft
  8. Pine Air17 ft
  9. Kenwood Estates17 ft
  10. Royal Palm Beach17 ft
  11. San Castle17 ft
  12. Haverhill17 ft
  13. Greenacres17 ft
  14. Stacey Street17 ft
  15. Plantation Mobile Home Park17 ft
  16. Royal Palm Estates16 ft
  17. Mangonia Park16 ft
  18. Lake Belvedere Estates16 ft
  19. Wellington16 ft
  20. Lake Worth Beach16 ft
  21. Lantana16 ft
  22. West Palm Beach16 ft
  23. Golf15 ft
  24. Delray Beach15 ft
  25. Seminole Manor15 ft
  26. Watergate14 ft
  27. Palm Beach Gardens14 ft
  28. Atlantis14 ft
  29. Juno Ridge14 ft
  30. Westgate14 ft
  31. Palm Springs14 ft
  32. Boynton Beach13 ft
  33. Riviera Beach13 ft
  34. Canal Point13 ft
  35. Boca Raton12 ft
  36. Lake Clarke Shores12 ft
  37. Belle Glade12 ft
  38. South Bay12 ft
  39. Glen Ridge11 ft
  40. Cabana Colony11 ft
  41. Jupiter Inlet Colony11 ft
  42. Limestone Creek11 ft
  43. Lake Harbor11 ft
  44. Pahokee11 ft
  45. Lake Park11 ft
  46. Jupiter10 ft
  47. Cloud Lake9 ft
  48. Juno Beach9 ft
  49. Tequesta8 ft
  50. Palm Beach Shores8 ft
  51. North Palm Beach7 ft
  52. Gulf Stream7 ft
  53. Palm Beach7 ft
  54. Manalapan6 ft
  55. Ocean Ridge6 ft
  56. Hypoluxo5 ft
  57. South Palm Beach5 ft
  58. Highland Beach4 ft
  59. Briny Breezes3 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, −15 ft at 26.7299° N, 80.3751° 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. All public domain.