Kapaa, HI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Kapaa, Hawaii, shaded from sea level level on the Pacific Ocean to 1,460 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
1,460 ft 445 m1,090 ft 335 m910 ft 280 m550 ft 165 m180 ft 55 m0 ft 0 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
Click or tap anywhere
The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Kapaa sits at about 180 ft (55 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
180 ft 55 m
most residents: 31–340 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Pacific Ocean
Highest
1,460 ft 445 m
on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
300 ft 90 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Kapaa spans about 1,460 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
180 ft55 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
1,460 ft445 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Pacific Ocean
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Kapaa
130 ft40 m
Airport (LIH)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 5.8 mi south of the CDP boundary
152 ft46 m
Average of all land300 ft90 m
Nearest peak
Wēkiu, 1.6 mi west of the CDP boundary
3,220 ft980 m

Elevation profile, west to east

5.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Kapaa, Hawaii, shaded from sea level level on the Pacific Ocean to 1,460 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Population
11,652 2020 Census
Land area
10.0 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
Density
1,161 per sq mi
Coordinates
22.0883° N, 159.3151° W
Time zone
Hawaii-Aleutian UTC−10, no daylight saving
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
Airport
Lihue (LIH) 152 ft
ZIP codes 1
96746
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Wailua Homesteads330 ft
  2. Kilauea310 ft
  3. Puhi300 ft
  4. Princeville200 ft
  5. Lihue200 ft
  6. Kapaa180 ft
  7. Hanamaulu150 ft
  8. Kalihiwai150 ft
  9. Anahola110 ft
  10. Wailua54 ft
  11. Hanalei14 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Waiʻaleʻale5,130 ft
  • Nāmolokama Mountain4,410 ft
  • Puʻukamaha4,330 ft
  • Wēkiu3,220 ft
  • Pānīʻau1,280 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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: local mean sea level (Hawaii has no national vertical datum). NGS plans to replace local mean sea level with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Kapaa is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS and Watershed Boundary Dataset; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.