Whitesburg, KY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Whitesburg, Kentucky, shaded from 1,120 ft on the west side to 2,060 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
2,060 ft 625 m1,820 ft 555 m1,700 ft 520 m1,470 ft 450 m1,230 ft 375 m1,120 ft 340 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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City area
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Elevation Data

Whitesburg sits at about 1,170 ft (355 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,170 ft 355 m
most residents: 1,140–1,330 ft
Lowest
1,120 ft 340 m
on the west side
Highest
2,060 ft 625 m
on the southwest side
Average
1,380 ft 420 m
all land inside city limits

Whitesburg spans about 940 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
1,170 ft355 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
2,060 ft625 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
1,120 ft340 m
Town center
USGS map point for Whitesburg
1,160 ft355 m
Average of all land1,380 ft420 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Whitesburg, Kentucky, shaded from 1,120 ft on the west side to 2,060 ft on the southwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States
Population
1,625 2024 est.
Land area
3.1 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
519 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.1184° N, 82.8268° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
North Fork Kentucky River → Kentucky River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
41858
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Stonega, VA2,040 ft
  2. Dunbar, VA1,930 ft
  3. McRoberts1,880 ft
  4. Payne Gap1,840 ft
  5. Jenkins1,820 ft
  6. Lynch1,810 ft
  7. Fleming-Neon1,330 ft
  8. Millstone1,260 ft
  9. Mayking1,220 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
  • Big A Mountain3,705 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.