Richmond, IN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Richmond, Indiana, shaded from 850 ft on the southwest side to 1,140 ft on the east side
Elevation
1,140 ft 350 m1,070 ft 325 m1,030 ft 315 m960 ft 295 m890 ft 270 m850 ft 260 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

Richmond sits at about 1,000 ft (305 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,000 ft 305 m
most residents: 960–1,060 ft
Lowest
850 ft 260 m
on the southwest side
Highest
1,140 ft 350 m
on the east side
Average
1,020 ft 310 m
all land inside city limits

Richmond spans about 290 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
1,000 ft305 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
1,140 ft350 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
850 ft260 m
Town center
USGS map point for Richmond
980 ft300 m
Airport (RID)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
1,140 ft347 m
Average of all land1,020 ft310 m

Elevation profile, west to east

6.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Richmond, Indiana, shaded from 850 ft on the southwest side to 1,140 ft on the east side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Wayne County, Indiana, United States
Population
35,561 2024 est.
Land area
24.3 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
1,466 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.8289° N, 84.8902° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
East Fork Whitewater River → Whitewater River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Richmond Municipal (RID) 1,140 ft
ZIP codes 1
47374
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Boston1,130 ft
  2. Jefferson Township, Preble County, OH1,090 ft
  3. Boston Township1,080 ft
  4. Webster Township, Wayne County1,070 ft
  5. Webster1,070 ft
  6. New Paris, OH1,040 ft
  7. Center Township, Wayne County1,020 ft
  8. Centerville1,010 ft
  9. Wayne Township, Wayne County1,000 ft
  10. Richmond1,000 ft
  11. Spring Grove980 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Hoosier Hill1,250 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.