Jay, ME Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jay, Maine, shaded from 320 ft on the southeast side to 1,230 ft on Nebo Mountain
Elevation
1,230 ft 375 m1,010 ft 305 m890 ft 270 m660 ft 200 m440 ft 135 m320 ft 100 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Jay sits at about 520 ft (160 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
520 ft 160 m
most residents: 410–680 ft
Lowest
320 ft 100 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,230 ft 375 m
on Nebo Mountain
Average
580 ft 175 m
all land inside town boundaries

Jay spans about 910 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
520 ft160 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on Nebo Mountain
1,230 ft375 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southeast side
320 ft100 m
Town center
USGS map point for Jay
380 ft115 m
Average of all land580 ft175 m
Nearest peak
Saddleback Mountain, Franklin County, 5.4 mi northwest of the town boundaries
2,570 ft780 m

Elevation profile, south to north

7.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jay, Maine, shaded from 320 ft on the southeast side to 1,230 ft on Nebo Mountain
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Franklin County, Maine, United States
Population
4,674 2024 est.
Land area
48.4 sq mi + 0.8 sq mi water
Density
97 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.5040° N, 70.2162° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Androscoggin River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 1
04239
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Peru600 ft
  2. Wilton600 ft
  3. Hartford550 ft
  4. Livermore540 ft
  5. Jay520 ft
  6. Chesterville490 ft
  7. Chisholm490 ft
  8. Fayette460 ft
  9. Canton440 ft
  10. Mount Vernon410 ft
  11. Livermore Falls380 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Blue3,202 ft
  • Walker Mountain2,670 ft
  • Saddleback Mountain, Franklin County2,570 ft
  • Spruce Mountain2,360 ft
  • Griffin Mountain2,120 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town boundaries, 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 town boundaries (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.