Galva, KS Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Galva, Kansas, shaded from 1,530 ft on the southwest side to 1,550 ft on the north side
Elevation
1,570 ft 480 m1,560 ft 475 m1,550 ft 475 m1,550 ft 470 m1,540 ft 470 m1,530 ft 470 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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City area
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Elevation Data

Galva sits at about 1,550 ft (470 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,550 ft 470 m
most residents: 1,540–1,550 ft
Lowest
1,530 ft 470 m
on the southwest side
Highest
1,550 ft 475 m
on the north side
Average
1,550 ft 470 m
all land inside city limits

Galva is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 20 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
1,550 ft470 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
1,550 ft475 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
1,530 ft470 m
Town center
USGS map point for Galva
1,550 ft470 m
Airport (MPR)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 8.3 mi west of the city limits
1,498 ft457 m
Average of all land1,550 ft470 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Galva, Kansas, shaded from 1,530 ft on the southwest side to 1,550 ft on the north side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in McPherson County, Kansas, United States
Population
826 2024 est.
Land area
0.5 sq mi
Density
1,655 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.3820° N, 97.5375° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Little Arkansas River → Arkansas River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Mc Pherson (MPR) 1,498 ft
ZIP codes 1
67443
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Canton1,590 ft
  2. Canton Township1,590 ft
  3. Delmore Township1,550 ft
  4. Galva1,550 ft
  5. Empire Township1,550 ft
  6. Spring Valley Township, McPherson County1,540 ft
  7. Lone Tree Township1,520 ft
  8. New Gottland Township1,510 ft
  9. McPherson Township1,500 ft
  10. McPherson1,490 ft
  11. Elyria1,480 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Twin Mounds, McPherson County1,530 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.