Wheaton, KS Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wheaton, Kansas, shaded from 1,460 ft on the southeast side to 1,530 ft on the south side
Elevation
1,530 ft 465 m1,510 ft 460 m1,500 ft 460 m1,490 ft 455 m1,470 ft 450 m1,460 ft 445 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

Wheaton sits at about 1,500 ft (455 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,500 ft 455 m
most residents: 1,490–1,510 ft
Lowest
1,460 ft 445 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,530 ft 465 m
on the south side
Average
1,500 ft 455 m
all land inside city limits

Wheaton 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
1,500 ft455 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
1,530 ft465 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
1,460 ft445 m
Town center
USGS map point for Wheaton
1,500 ft460 m
Average of all land1,500 ft455 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wheaton, Kansas, shaded from 1,460 ft on the southeast side to 1,530 ft on the south side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States
Population
106 2024 est.
Land area
0.2 sq mi
Density
688 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.5022° N, 96.3208° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Kansas River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
66521
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Wheaton1,500 ft
  2. Lone Tree Township, Pottawatomie County1,490 ft
  3. Clear Creek Township, Pottawatomie County1,440 ft
  4. Sherman Township, Pottawatomie County1,380 ft
  5. Clear Fork Township1,310 ft
  6. Neuchatel Township1,310 ft
  7. Cleveland Township1,300 ft
  8. Rock Creek Township, Pottawatomie County1,200 ft
  9. Westmoreland1,200 ft
  10. Mill Creek Township1,150 ft
  11. Onaga1,150 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Twin Mounds, Marshall County1,390 ft
  • Mount Ephraim1,310 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.