Simpson, LA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Simpson, Louisiana, shaded from 220 ft on the south side to 380 ft on the north side
Elevation
380 ft 115 m340 ft 105 m320 ft 100 m280 ft 85 m240 ft 75 m220 ft 65 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.
Village area
Fades everything outside the official village limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Simpson sits at about 280 ft (85 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
280 ft 85 m
most residents: 250–300 ft
Lowest
220 ft 65 m
on the south side
Highest
380 ft 115 m
on the north side
Average
280 ft 85 m
all land inside village limits

Simpson spans about 160 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
280 ft85 m
Highest point
Inside village limits, on the north side
380 ft115 m
Lowest point
Inside village limits, on the south side
220 ft65 m
Town center
USGS map point for Simpson
250 ft75 m
Average of all land280 ft85 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.5 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Simpson, Louisiana, shaded from 220 ft on the south side to 380 ft on the north side
Village limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Village in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States
Population
549 2024 est.
Land area
8.1 sq mi
Density
68 per sq mi
Coordinates
31.2457° N, 93.0154° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Coastal Plain
Drains to
Calcasieu River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 2
71446 71474
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Hornbeck350 ft
  2. Fort Johnson North320 ft
  3. Anacoco310 ft
  4. Fort Johnson South310 ft
  5. Simpson280 ft
  6. Leesville260 ft
  7. New Llano250 ft
  8. Rosepine220 ft
  9. Pitkin150 ft
  10. Colfax94 ft
  11. Boyce87 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Bedstead Hill400 ft
  • Negro Foot Hill390 ft
  • Sunk Hill320 ft
  • Sang Pour Sang Hill318 ft
  • Dough Hills250 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the village 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 village 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.