Cumberland, KY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cumberland, Kentucky, shaded from 1,380 ft on the west side to 2,700 ft on the north side
Elevation
2,700 ft 820 m2,370 ft 720 m2,200 ft 670 m1,880 ft 570 m1,550 ft 470 m1,380 ft 420 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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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

Cumberland sits at about 1,510 ft (460 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,510 ft 460 m
most residents: 1,430–1,910 ft
Lowest
1,380 ft 420 m
on the west side
Highest
2,700 ft 820 m
on the north side
Average
1,890 ft 575 m
all land inside city limits

Cumberland spans about 1,320 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
1,510 ft460 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
2,700 ft820 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
1,380 ft420 m
Town center
USGS map point for Cumberland
1,440 ft440 m
Average of all land1,890 ft575 m
Nearest peak
Black Mountain, 6.0 mi southeast of the city limits (NGS survey)
4,139 ft1,262 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cumberland, Kentucky, shaded from 1,380 ft on the west side to 2,700 ft on the north side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States
Population
1,788 2024 est.
Land area
3.1 sq mi
Density
574 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.9781° N, 82.9885° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Cumberland River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
40823
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Keokee, VA2,150 ft
  2. Stonega, VA2,040 ft
  3. Osaka, VA1,910 ft
  4. Lynch1,810 ft
  5. Appalachia, VA1,750 ft
  6. Kenvir1,640 ft
  7. Benham1,580 ft
  8. St. Charles, VA1,550 ft
  9. Cumberland1,510 ft
  10. Whitesburg1,170 ft
  11. Blackey1,150 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • High Knob4,180 ft
  • Black Mountain4,139 ft
  • White Rocks3,510 ft
  • Buzzard Roost3,190 ft
  • Stocker Knob2,880 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.