Lawrence, IN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lawrence, Indiana, shaded from 740 ft on the north side to 900 ft near the middle
Elevation
900 ft 275 m860 ft 260 m840 ft 255 m800 ft 245 m760 ft 230 m740 ft 225 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Lawrence sits at about 850 ft (260 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
850 ft 260 m
most residents: 820–870 ft
Lowest
740 ft 225 m
on the north side
Highest
900 ft 275 m
near the middle
Average
840 ft 255 m
all land inside city limits

Lawrence spans about 160 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
850 ft260 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, near the middle
900 ft275 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
740 ft225 m
Town center
USGS map point for Lawrence
870 ft265 m
Airport (7L8)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 5.6 mi south of the city limits
861 ft262 m
Average of all land840 ft255 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lawrence, Indiana, shaded from 740 ft on the north side to 900 ft near the middle
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Marion County, Indiana, United States
Population
49,817 2024 est.
Land area
20.2 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
2,472 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.8387° N, 86.0253° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
White River → Wabash River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Post-Air (7L8) 861 ft
ZIP codes 4
46216 46226 46235 46236
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Buck Creek Township860 ft
  2. Cumberland850 ft
  3. Lawrence850 ft
  4. McCordsville850 ft
  5. Warren Township850 ft
  6. Lawrence Township840 ft
  7. Warren Park830 ft
  8. Indianapolis780 ft
  9. Washington Township760 ft
  10. North Crows Nest760 ft
  11. Center Township730 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Polk Hill, Johnson County870 ft
  • Kelly Hill860 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.