Mankato, KS Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Mankato, Kansas, shaded from 1,690 ft on the southeast side to 1,810 ft on the north side
Elevation
1,810 ft 550 m1,780 ft 540 m1,760 ft 540 m1,730 ft 530 m1,700 ft 520 m1,690 ft 515 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

Mankato sits at about 1,750 ft (535 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,750 ft 535 m
most residents: 1,730–1,790 ft
Lowest
1,690 ft 515 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,810 ft 550 m
on the north side
Average
1,750 ft 535 m
all land inside city limits

Mankato spans about 120 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
1,750 ft535 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
1,810 ft550 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
1,690 ft515 m
Town center
USGS map point for Mankato
1,770 ft540 m
Airport (TKO)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.5 mi northwest of the city limits
1,859 ft567 m
Average of all land1,750 ft535 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.2 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Mankato, Kansas, shaded from 1,690 ft on the southeast side to 1,810 ft on the north side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Jewell County, Kansas, United States
Population
826 2024 est.
Land area
1.0 sq mi
Density
847 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.7872° N, 98.2101° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Buffalo Creek → Republican River → Kansas River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Mankato (TKO) 1,859 ft
ZIP codes 1
66956
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Center Township, Jewell County1,760 ft
  2. Mankato1,750 ft
  3. Limestone Township1,740 ft
  4. Richland Township, Jewell County1,720 ft
  5. Holmwood Township1,710 ft
  6. Calvin Township1,690 ft
  7. Burr Oak Township1,660 ft
  8. Burr Oak1,660 ft
  9. Washington Township, Jewell County1,630 ft
  10. Buffalo Township1,560 ft
  11. Jewell1,560 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.