Salem, IA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Salem, Iowa, shaded from 660 ft on the south side to 730 ft near the middle
Elevation
730 ft 220 m710 ft 215 m700 ft 215 m690 ft 210 m670 ft 205 m660 ft 200 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.
Click or tap anywhere
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

Salem sits at about 710 ft (220 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
710 ft 220 m
most residents: 700–720 ft
Lowest
660 ft 200 m
on the south side
Highest
730 ft 220 m
near the middle
Average
700 ft 215 m
all land inside city limits

Salem spans about 70 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
710 ft220 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, near the middle
730 ft220 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
660 ft200 m
Town center
USGS map point for Salem
720 ft220 m
Airport (MPZ)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 8.1 mi northeast of the city limits
731 ft223 m
Average of all land700 ft215 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Salem, Iowa, shaded from 660 ft on the south side to 730 ft near the middle
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Henry County, Iowa, United States
Population
380 2024 est.
Land area
0.6 sq mi
Density
607 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.8528° N, 91.6202° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Mount Pleasant Municipal (MPZ) 731 ft
ZIP codes 1
52649
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. New London760 ft
  2. Stockport750 ft
  3. Hillsboro730 ft
  4. Mount Pleasant720 ft
  5. Lockridge720 ft
  6. Houghton720 ft
  7. Salem710 ft
  8. St. Paul700 ft
  9. Westwood670 ft
  10. Rome610 ft
  11. Lowell600 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.