Wellington, KY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wellington, Kentucky, shaded from 490 ft on the south side to 520 ft on the north side
Elevation
520 ft 160 m510 ft 155 m510 ft 155 m500 ft 155 m490 ft 150 m490 ft 150 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
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

Wellington sits at about 510 ft (155 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
510 ft 155 m
most residents: 500–520 ft
Lowest
490 ft 150 m
on the south side
Highest
520 ft 160 m
on the north side
Average
510 ft 155 m
all land inside city limits

Wellington 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
510 ft155 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
520 ft160 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
490 ft150 m
Town center
USGS map point for Wellington
500 ft155 m
Airport (SDF)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 4.4 mi southwest of the city limits
501 ft153 m
Average of all land510 ft155 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wellington, Kentucky, shaded from 490 ft on the south side to 520 ft on the north side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Population
573 2024 est.
Land area
0.1 sq mi
Density
6,297 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.2165° N, 85.6691° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Interior Low Plateaus
Drains to
Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Louisville Muhammad Ali International (SDF) 501 ft
ZIP codes 1
40205
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Cambridge580 ft
  2. Lincolnshire560 ft
  3. Seneca Gardens550 ft
  4. Strathmoor Village550 ft
  5. Strathmoor Manor540 ft
  6. Kingsley540 ft
  7. Norbourne Estates540 ft
  8. Meadowview Estates520 ft
  9. Wellington510 ft
  10. Watterson Park480 ft
  11. West Buechel470 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Pleasant Hill, Jefferson County770 ft
  • Kenwood Hill750 ft
  • Evergreen Hill730 ft
  • Red Stone Hill700 ft
  • Finley Hill700 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.