Michigan City, IN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Michigan City, Indiana, shaded from 580 ft near the middle to 720 ft on the north side
Elevation
720 ft 220 m690 ft 210 m670 ft 205 m630 ft 195 m600 ft 180 m580 ft 175 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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City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Michigan City sits at about 620 ft (190 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
620 ft 190 m
most residents: 610–640 ft
Lowest
580 ft 175 m
near the middle
Highest
720 ft 220 m
on the north side
Average
630 ft 190 m
all land inside city limits

Michigan City spans about 140 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
620 ft190 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
720 ft220 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, near the middle
580 ft175 m
Town center
USGS map point for Michigan City
620 ft190 m
Airport (MGC)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
655 ft200 m
Average of all land630 ft190 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.5 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Michigan City, Indiana, shaded from 580 ft near the middle to 720 ft on the north side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States
Population
31,466 2024 est.
Land area
20.6 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
1,525 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.7075° N, 86.8950° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Airport
Michigan City Municipal-Phillips Field (MGC) 655 ft
ZIP codes 1
46360
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Coolspring Township640 ft
  2. Pine Township640 ft
  3. Trail Creek630 ft
  4. Duneland Beach630 ft
  5. Michigan City620 ft
  6. Michigan Township620 ft
  7. Beverly Shores620 ft
  8. Town of Pines620 ft
  9. Long Beach620 ft
  10. Pottawattamie Park620 ft
  11. Michiana Shores610 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Tom, Porter County750 ft
  • Mount Jackson750 ft
  • Mount Baldy720 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 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.