Fulton County, IL Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fulton County, Illinois, shaded from 420 ft on the southeast side to 790 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
790 ft 240 m700 ft 215 m650 ft 200 m560 ft 170 m470 ft 145 m420 ft 130 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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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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County area
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Elevation Data

Fulton County averages about 600 ft (185 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 420 ft on the southeast side to 790 ft on the northeast side.

Average elevation
600 ft 185 m
all land inside the county
Highest
790 ft 240 m
on the northeast side
Lowest
420 ft 130 m
on the southeast side

Fulton County spans about 370 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 land600 ft185 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
790 ft240 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
420 ft130 m

Elevation profile, south to north

23 mi south to north through Canton Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fulton County, Illinois, shaded from 420 ft on the southeast side to 790 ft on the northeast side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
County in Illinois, United States
Population
32,510 2024 est.
Land area
865.7 sq mi + 16.9 sq mi water
Density
38 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Knox County720 ft
  2. Warren County720 ft
  3. McDonough County670 ft
  4. Peoria County650 ft
  5. Tazewell County620 ft
  6. Fulton County600 ft
  7. Schuyler County590 ft
  8. Mason County510 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Haney Hill760 ft
  • Tampico Mounds579 ft
All 46 towns in Fulton County by typical elevation
  1. Farmington750 ft
  2. Farmington Township740 ft
  3. Fairview740 ft
  4. Fairview Township730 ft
  5. Norris730 ft
  6. Table Grove720 ft
  7. Farmers Township710 ft
  8. Astoria700 ft
  9. Astoria Township700 ft
  10. Vermont680 ft
  11. Vermont Township680 ft
  12. Cuba680 ft
  13. Putman Township680 ft
  14. Joshua Township670 ft
  15. Ipava660 ft
  16. Canton Township650 ft
  17. Canton650 ft
  18. Pleasant Township650 ft
  19. Marietta650 ft
  20. Smithfield650 ft
  21. Harris Township640 ft
  22. Avon640 ft
  23. Union Township640 ft
  24. Cass Township640 ft
  25. Dunfermline630 ft
  26. Buckheart Township630 ft
  27. St. David630 ft
  28. Lee Township, Fulton County620 ft
  29. Deerfield Township620 ft
  30. Woodland Township620 ft
  31. Bryant610 ft
  32. Orion Township610 ft
  33. Lewistown580 ft
  34. Lewistown Township580 ft
  35. Bernadotte Township580 ft
  36. Banner Township, Fulton County550 ft
  37. Kerton Township550 ft
  38. Liverpool Township550 ft
  39. Isabel Township540 ft
  40. Ellisville Township540 ft
  41. Young Hickory Township540 ft
  42. London Mills530 ft
  43. Ellisville530 ft
  44. Waterford Township500 ft
  45. Banner480 ft
  46. Liverpool450 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.
  • 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.