Russell, IA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Russell, Iowa, shaded from 980 ft on the southeast side to 1,040 ft on the west side
Elevation
1,040 ft 315 m1,030 ft 315 m1,020 ft 310 m1,000 ft 305 m990 ft 300 m980 ft 300 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Russell sits at about 1,030 ft (315 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,030 ft 315 m
most residents: 1,010–1,040 ft
Lowest
980 ft 300 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,040 ft 315 m
on the west side
Average
1,030 ft 315 m
all land inside city limits

Russell spans about 60 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
1,030 ft315 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
1,040 ft315 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
980 ft300 m
Town center
USGS map point for Russell
1,030 ft315 m
Airport (CNC)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 8.0 mi west of the city limits
1,051 ft320 m
Average of all land1,030 ft315 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Russell, Iowa, shaded from 980 ft on the southeast side to 1,040 ft on the west side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Lucas County, Iowa, United States
Population
475 2024 est.
Land area
1.0 sq mi
Density
463 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.9819° N, 93.1985° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Chariton River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Chariton Municipal (CNC) 1,051 ft
ZIP codes 1
50238
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Derby1,090 ft
  2. Corydon1,080 ft
  3. Millerton1,070 ft
  4. Promise City1,050 ft
  5. Russell1,030 ft
  6. Chariton1,030 ft
  7. Williamson1,030 ft
  8. Lucas970 ft
  9. Melcher-Dallas940 ft
  10. Melrose900 ft
  11. Lacona860 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

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.