Selden, KS Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Selden, Kansas, shaded from 2,820 ft on the south side to 2,850 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
2,850 ft 870 m2,840 ft 865 m2,840 ft 865 m2,830 ft 865 m2,820 ft 860 m2,820 ft 860 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

Selden sits at about 2,830 ft (865 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,830 ft 865 m
most residents: 2,830–2,840 ft
Lowest
2,820 ft 860 m
on the south side
Highest
2,850 ft 870 m
on the northwest side
Average
2,830 ft 865 m
all land inside city limits

Selden spans about 30 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
2,830 ft865 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
2,850 ft870 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
2,820 ft860 m
Town center
USGS map point for Selden
2,840 ft865 m
Average of all land2,830 ft865 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Selden, Kansas, shaded from 2,820 ft on the south side to 2,850 ft on the northwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Sheridan County, Kansas, United States
Population
181 2024 est.
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
597 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.5408° N, 100.5676° 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
67757
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Smith Township2,960 ft
  2. Rexford2,950 ft
  3. Cook Township2,880 ft
  4. Selden2,830 ft
  5. Bassettville Township2,810 ft
  6. Summit Township, Decatur County2,780 ft
  7. Prairie Dog Township2,770 ft
  8. Dresden Township, Decatur County2,730 ft
  9. Dresden2,730 ft
  10. Custer Township, Decatur County2,700 ft
  11. Lyon Township, Decatur County2,660 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); BTS time zones. All public domain.