Dolton, IL Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dolton, Illinois, shaded from 580 ft on the east side to 700 ft on the east side
Elevation
700 ft 215 m670 ft 205 m660 ft 200 m620 ft 190 m590 ft 180 m580 ft 175 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
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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.
Village area
Fades everything outside the official village limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Dolton sits at about 600 ft (180 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
600 ft 180 m
most residents: 590–610 ft
Lowest
580 ft 175 m
on the east side
Highest
700 ft 215 m
on the east side
Average
600 ft 185 m
all land inside village limits

Dolton spans about 120 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
600 ft180 m
Highest point
Inside village limits, on the east side
700 ft215 m
Lowest point
Inside village limits, on the east side
580 ft175 m
Town center
USGS map point for Dolton
600 ft185 m
Airport (MDW)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 12 mi northwest of the village limits
620 ft189 m
Average of all land600 ft185 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dolton, Illinois, shaded from 580 ft on the east side to 700 ft on the east side
Village limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Village in Cook County, Illinois, United States
Population
20,697 2024 est.
Land area
4.6 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
4,528 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.6389° N, 87.6073° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Airport
Chicago Midway International (MDW) 620 ft
ZIP codes 1
60419
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Blue Island620 ft
  2. Calumet Park610 ft
  3. Calumet Township600 ft
  4. Posen600 ft
  5. Harvey600 ft
  6. South Holland600 ft
  7. Phoenix600 ft
  8. Riverdale600 ft
  9. Dixmoor600 ft
  10. Dolton600 ft
  11. Burnham580 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the village 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 village 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 and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.