Burchinal, IA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Burchinal, Iowa, shaded from 1,220 ft on the south side to 1,230 ft near the middle
Elevation
1,250 ft 380 m1,240 ft 380 m1,240 ft 375 m1,230 ft 375 m1,220 ft 370 m1,220 ft 370 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Burchinal sits at about 1,230 ft (375 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
1,230 ft 375 m
few residents
Lowest
1,220 ft 370 m
on the south side
Highest
1,230 ft 375 m
near the middle
Average
1,230 ft 375 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Burchinal is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 10 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

FigureElevation
Typical (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
1,230 ft375 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, near the middle
1,230 ft375 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
1,220 ft370 m
Town center
USGS map point for Burchinal
1,230 ft375 m
Airport (MCW)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 6.7 mi northwest of the CDP boundary
1,213 ft370 m
Average of all land1,230 ft375 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Burchinal, Iowa, shaded from 1,220 ft on the south side to 1,230 ft near the middle
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States
Population
33 2020 Census
Land area
0.1 sq mi
Density
429 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.0652° N, 93.2783° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
West Fork Cedar River → Cedar River → Iowa River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Mason City Municipal (MCW) 1,213 ft
ZIP codes 1
50469
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Ventura1,250 ft
  2. Meservey1,250 ft
  3. Clear Lake1,230 ft
  4. Burchinal1,230 ft
  5. Thornton1,190 ft
  6. Swaledale1,150 ft
  7. Rockwell1,130 ft
  8. Mason City1,130 ft
  9. Rock Falls1,110 ft
  10. Sheffield1,080 ft
  11. Portland1,080 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census CDP boundary (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.
  • Burchinal is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.