Frankfort, IL Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Frankfort, Illinois, shaded from 660 ft on the northwest side to 810 ft on the south side
Elevation
810 ft 245 m770 ft 235 m750 ft 230 m720 ft 220 m680 ft 210 m660 ft 200 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
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Village area
Fades everything outside the official village limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Frankfort sits at about 740 ft (225 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
740 ft 225 m
most residents: 710–760 ft
Lowest
660 ft 200 m
on the northwest side
Highest
810 ft 245 m
on the south side
Average
740 ft 225 m
all land inside village limits

Frankfort spans about 150 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
740 ft225 m
Highest point
Inside village limits, on the south side
810 ft245 m
Lowest point
Inside village limits, on the northwest side
660 ft200 m
Town center
USGS map point for Frankfort
760 ft235 m
Average of all land740 ft225 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Frankfort, Illinois, shaded from 660 ft on the northwest side to 810 ft on the south side
Village limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Village in Will County, Illinois, United States
Population
21,160 2024 est.
Land area
15.6 sq mi
Density
1,359 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.4959° N, 87.8487° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Illinois River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 2
60423 60449
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Green Garden Township750 ft
  2. Frankfort740 ft
  3. Arbury Hills730 ft
  4. Frankfort Township720 ft
  5. Orland Hills710 ft
  6. Mokena710 ft
  7. Frankfort Square710 ft
  8. Tinley Park700 ft
  9. Marley690 ft
  10. New Lenox Township690 ft
  11. New Lenox690 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, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.