Forsyth, GA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Forsyth, Georgia, shaded from 500 ft on the southwest side to 730 ft near the middle
Elevation
730 ft 220 m670 ft 205 m640 ft 195 m590 ft 180 m530 ft 160 m500 ft 155 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

Forsyth sits at about 650 ft (195 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
650 ft 195 m
most residents: 590–690 ft
Lowest
500 ft 155 m
on the southwest side
Highest
730 ft 220 m
near the middle
Average
640 ft 195 m
all land inside city limits

Forsyth spans about 230 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
650 ft195 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, near the middle
730 ft220 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
500 ft155 m
Town center
USGS map point for Forsyth
730 ft220 m
Average of all land640 ft195 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Forsyth, Georgia, shaded from 500 ft on the southwest side to 730 ft near the middle
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Monroe County, Georgia, United States
Population
4,895 2024 est.
Land area
9.1 sq mi
Density
536 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.0343° N, 83.9382° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Piedmont
Drains to
Tobesofkee Creek → Ocmulgee River → Altamaha River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 1
31029
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Barnesville830 ft
  2. Aldora830 ft
  3. Milner810 ft
  4. Yatesville740 ft
  5. Culloden670 ft
  6. Forsyth650 ft
  7. Smarr580 ft
  8. Musella580 ft
  9. Flovilla570 ft
  10. Bolingbroke560 ft
  11. Juliette430 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Hog Mountain, Lamar County1,020 ft
  • Barrow Hill991 ft
  • Pine Mountain, Lamar County950 ft
  • Providence Hill570 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.