Wichita, KS Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wichita, Kansas, shaded from 1,240 ft on the south side to 1,440 ft on the west side
Elevation
1,440 ft 440 m1,390 ft 425 m1,370 ft 415 m1,320 ft 400 m1,270 ft 385 m1,240 ft 380 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Wichita sits at about 1,330 ft (405 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,330 ft 405 m
most residents: 1,290–1,380 ft
Lowest
1,240 ft 380 m
on the south side
Highest
1,440 ft 440 m
on the west side
Average
1,330 ft 405 m
all land inside city limits

Wichita spans about 200 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
1,330 ft405 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
1,440 ft440 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
1,240 ft380 m
Town center
USGS map point for Wichita
1,300 ft395 m
Airport (ICT)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
1,333 ft406 m
Average of all land1,330 ft405 m

Elevation profile, west to east

19 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wichita, Kansas, shaded from 1,240 ft on the south side to 1,440 ft on the west side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Population
400,991 2024 est.
Land area
166.3 sq mi + 4.5 sq mi water
Density
2,411 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.6922° N, 97.3375° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Arkansas River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl (ICT) 1,333 ft
ZIP codes 27
67052 67106 67202 67203 67204 67205 67206 67207 67208 67209 67210 67211 67212 67213 67214 67215 67216 67217 67218 67219 67220 67223 67226 67228 67230 67235 67260
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Bel Aire1,400 ft
  2. Kechi1,400 ft
  3. McConnell AFB1,380 ft
  4. Kechi Township1,380 ft
  5. Park City1,380 ft
  6. Eastborough1,360 ft
  7. Minneha Township1,340 ft
  8. Wichita1,330 ft
  9. Waco Township1,300 ft
  10. Riverside Township1,270 ft
  11. Oaklawn-Sunview1,270 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.