Kensington, KS Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Kensington, Kansas, shaded from 1,740 ft on the south side to 1,790 ft on the north side
Elevation
1,790 ft 545 m1,780 ft 540 m1,770 ft 540 m1,760 ft 535 m1,750 ft 530 m1,740 ft 530 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
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Kensington sits at about 1,780 ft (540 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,780 ft 540 m
most residents: 1,770–1,780 ft
Lowest
1,740 ft 530 m
on the south side
Highest
1,790 ft 545 m
on the north side
Average
1,770 ft 540 m
all land inside city limits

Kensington spans about 50 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
1,780 ft540 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
1,790 ft545 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
1,740 ft530 m
Town center
USGS map point for Kensington
1,780 ft540 m
Average of all land1,770 ft540 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Kensington, Kansas, shaded from 1,740 ft on the south side to 1,790 ft on the north side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Smith County, Kansas, United States
Population
396 2024 est.
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
1,182 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.7670° N, 99.0318° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
North Fork Solomon River → Solomon River → Smoky Hill River → Kansas River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
66951
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Swan Township1,940 ft
  2. Agra1,850 ft
  3. Plum Township1,850 ft
  4. Athol1,790 ft
  5. Lane Township1,790 ft
  6. Cedar Township, Smith County1,780 ft
  7. Kensington1,780 ft
  8. Valley Township, Smith County1,720 ft
  9. Kirwin Township1,700 ft
  10. Kirwin1,700 ft
  11. Harvey Township, Smith County1,660 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Blue Mound, Phillips County2,070 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); BTS time zones. All public domain.